English

infracaninophile

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from infra- + canine + -phile.

Formed from infra- + canine + -phile

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’

Latin ferō ‘to bear’

Latin īnferō ‘to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in,…’

Latin īnfrā ‘below’

Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’

Latin canis ‘dog’

Latin canīnus ‘of dogs, doglike, dogtooth’

The story

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from infra- + canine + -phile.

noun A person who loves or admires underdogs.

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

Etymograph / infracaninophile