φίλος
Greek (Cypriot)
noun
Definitions
- friend
- boyfriend
- acquaintance
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek φίλος (beloved, loving, love, friend, dear, friendly) inherited from Proto-Hellenic *pʰílos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰil-o-s
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -philic English
- -philous English
- Philomela English
- malt English
- pamphlet English
- -phila Latin
- Philomela Latin
- Philoxenus Latin
- acidophilus Latin
- philomela Latin
- -filo Italian
- philanthrope French
- philogynie French
- -filo Spanish, Castilian
- Διόφιλος Ancient Greek
- Φίληβος Ancient Greek
- Φιλοκράτης Ancient Greek
- Φιλοκτήτης Ancient Greek
- Φιλόδημος Ancient Greek
- Φιλόλαος Ancient Greek
- Φιλόξενος Ancient Greek
- φίλος Ancient Greek
- φιλέω Ancient Greek
- φιλοψευδής Ancient Greek
- φιλόδοξος Ancient Greek
- φιλότης Ancient Greek
- φιλύρα Ancient Greek
- *bʰil-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- -filo Portuguese
- -fileach Irish
- -filo Galician
- -φιλος Greek (modern)
- φιλαράκος Greek (modern)
- filsafat Indonesian
- filipsescu Aromanian
- *pʰílos Proto-Hellenic