philo-

philo-
a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "loving" (philology); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive).
Also, esp. before a vowel, phil-.
[ < Gk, comb. of phílos loving, dear]

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