English

Indophilia

From Indo- + -philia.

Formed from Indo + philia

Dutch Indo-Europeaan ‘Indonesian-European’

Dutch Indo ‘a person of partially native Indonesian and…’

English Indo

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- ‘harmonious, friendly’

Ancient Greek φῐ́λος ‘that which is loved or important: beloved,…’

Ancient Greek φιλία

Today it means

noun A love or admiration for India or its people and culture.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Indophilia