-phile

Meaning

Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".

Opposite of

-phobe

Synonyms

phile

-phil

-later

Translations

-phile

-λάτρης

-φιλος

-filos

-lâtre

-filo

-phil

-filo

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor.
Latin -philalbor.
English -phile
Learned borrowing from Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).