philhellène

philhellene, philhellenic (supportive of Greek national independence)

First attested in 1823. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), from φίλος (phílos) + Έλλην (Éllēn).

philhellene (a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29); philhellene, Hellenophile (a lover of Greece or Greek culture)

First attested in 1823. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), from φίλος (phílos) + Έλλην (Éllēn).