Etymology

xenophilia

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Today it means: An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English xeno-
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  7. Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
  8. Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
  9. English todayxenophilia

From xeno- + -philia.

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