turriphilia

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφιλία“love, affection”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύρρις
3. Latin · derived fromturris“tower”
4. English todayturriphilia

Coined by Theodore Ziolkowski in 1998. From Latin turris (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) + -philia, from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, affection”).

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