Dendrophile etymology

English

English word dendrophile comes from a combination of dendro- (tree) and phile- (loving), both of which derive from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron - tree) and φίλος (phílos - dear, beloved)

Etymology of dendrophile

Detailed word origin of dendrophile

Dictionary entry Language Definition
δένδρον Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) tree
φίλος Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) dear, beloved
dendro- English (en) Dendr- + -o-.
-phile English (en) Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
dendrophile English (en) One who loves trees.

Words with the same origin as dendrophile

Descendants of -phile

infracaninophile mesophile pedophile siderophile

Descendants of dendro-

dendrophobia