Word: philhellenic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: phil
hel
le
ic
Definition: Loving Greek culture; has evolved over thousands of years, beginning in Minoan and later in Mycenaean Greece, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, while influencing the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire
Morphemes:
Affix: phil-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fondness for; favor of; respect for.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φίλος
Language: grc
Decoded: philos
Meaning: beloved, dear
Affix: Hellen
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Ἕλλην
Language: grc
Decoded: Ellen
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Hellen, the mythical patriarch of the Greeks.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to