English
Sovietophile
From Soviet + -o- + -phile.
Formed from Soviet + -o- + -phile
Proto-Indo-European *weyt-
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Proto-Slavic *větъ ‘agreement’
Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ ‘advice, counsel’
Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ ‘advice’
Russian сове́т ‘advice’
English Soviet
Today it means
adj One who likes or loves the Soviet Union.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sovietophile