English
genophilia
Apparently coined by Sir Francis Galton, from geno- + -philia.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- ‘harmonious, friendly’
Ancient Greek φῐ́λος ‘that which is loved or important: beloved,…’
Ancient Greek φιλία
English philia
The story
Apparently coined by Sir Francis Galton, from geno- + -philia.
Today it means
noun Love of one's own relations, tribe, kind or race.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / genophilia