English
alcoholophilia
Alcoholophilia comes from Ancient Greek φῐ́λος ‘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 BCEφῐ́λοςphĭ́los‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῐλῐ́ᾱphĭlĭ́ā
- Englishtodayalcoholophilia
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 BCEφῐ́λοςphĭ́los‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῐλῐ́ᾱphĭlĭ́ā
- Englishtodayalcoholophilia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s
Today it means
noun A pathological craving for alcohol; alcoholism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- / alcoholophilia