Etymograph

English

Theophila

Theophila comes from Ancient Greek Θεόφιλος, from φῐ́λος ‘that which is loved or important: beloved,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῐ́λοςphĭ́los‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΘεόφιλοςTheóphilos
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETheophilus
  6. EnglishtodayTheophila

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφῐ́λοςphĭ́los‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΘεόφιλοςTheóphilos
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETheophilus
  6. EnglishtodayTheophila

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

pedo, 4 more

Today it means

name A female given name.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- / Theophila

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