philo-

American  

1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “loving” (philology ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive ).

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philo- British  

combining form

1. indicating a love of

   philology

   philanthropic

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Etymology

Origin of philo-

< Greek, combining form of phílos loving, dear

Example Sentences

Following light refreshment, we were asked to form a queue leading back through the passage to the newly appointed philo- sophical apartments.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

The "Argolising" or philo- Argeian party, as opposed to the philo-Laconian party.

From Hellenica by Dakyns, Henry Graham