phil- root words — words with the phil- root

The root phil- comes from Greek philia, meaning love. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including necrophilia, canophilia, cynophilia, gerontophilia, haemophilia, haemophiliac, hydrophily, necrophiliac, neophilia, pedophilia, scopophilia, topophilia. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the phil- root

Explore words with phil- — words containing the phil- root and sharing its sense of "love". Examples include necrophilia, canophilia, cynophilia, gerontophilia, haemophilia, haemophiliac, hydrophily, necrophiliac, neophilia, pedophilia, scopophilia, topophilia. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The phil- root means love, from Greek philia. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.