English Language & Usage Asked by matj1 on December 9, 2020
There are words like “philosophy”, “philology”, “philanthropy”; these have a form of “philia” at the beginning. Why don’t these words have it at the end?
Also, there are words like “haemophilia”, “hydrophilia”, “paedophilia”; these have a form of “philia” at the end. Why don’t these words have it at the beginning?
Why don’t all words with a form of “philia” have it on the same side? What is the rule for deciding if it goes to the beginning or the end of the word?
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