Philos -- Love

Our first word for our blog about words was Logos, which means "Word" in Greek.  How about for the second word, we choose Philos, which means "Love" in Greek?

From Philos, we get:

Philosophy -- Greek Philos + Sophia "Wisdom" = "The Love of Wisdom" or "The Study of Wisdom."

Philanthropy -- Greek Philos +  Anthropos "Human Being" = "The Love of Human Beings" or in our society, giving money to charity.

Our suffix -phile come from Philos.  Adding -phile to a word means "someone who loves a certain thing."  So...

Anglophile - "Someone who love the English or English Culture."
Francophile - "Someone who loves the French."
Bibliophile - "Someone who loves books."
Logophile - "Someone who loves words."  In other words, me.

In Chemistry and Biology, we talk about substances as being hydrophilic "water loving" or hydrophobic "water fearing."  A hydrophilic substance is one that mixes easily with water.  A hydrophobic substance does not mix with water, for example, oil is hydrophobic.

Philip -- Greek Philos + Hippos "Horse" = "Lover of Horses"  Apparently, the first guy named Philip really liked horses!

Good SAT or GRE word:  A Philippic is "a fiery and condemning speech or tirade."  This word comes from the speeches that Demosthenes (a famous Greek orator) made condemning King Philip II of Macedon in the 4th Century B.C.  Philip, by the way, was the father of Alexander the Great.

                                                Demosthenes practicing oratory on the beach