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