English
Islamophile
Islamophile comes from Ancient Greek φίλος ‘that which is loved or important: beloved,…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφίλοςphílos‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
- EnglishtodayIslamophile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφίλοςphílos‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
- EnglishtodayIslamophile
A compound of Islamo- + -phile
Linked words
through Ancient Greek φίλος ‘that which is loved or important: beloved,…’
Today it means
noun One (especially one who is not an adherent of Islam) who loves Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- / Islamophile