'anglophile' originates from French, specifically the word 'anglophile,' where 'anglo-' meant 'English' and '-phile' meant 'lover of.'

'anglophile' was borrowed directly from the French word 'anglophile' in the 19th century and became the modern English word 'anglophile.'

Initially, it meant 'a lover of England or English things,' and this meaning has remained the same in modern usage.