Summary: The root word *phil* comes from a Greek verb meaning _to love_. Some common words derived from *phil* are [*phil*]osopher, [*phil*]anthropist, and biblio[*phil*]e. Note that *phil* can begin the word as in [*phil*]osopher, or end it as in biblio[*phil*]e. But wherever it occurs you can be assured that *phil* has something to do with _love_.
