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Where does “6mo” come from?

6mo (English) comes from English Mo, from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

6mo (English): Sexto, sixmo

Definitions

  1. Sexto, sixmo

Ancestry of “6mo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMo—
2EnglishhomoClipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a...
3EnglishhomosexualPossessing sexual and/or emotional attraction...
4Germanhomosexual—
5Germanhomo-homo-
6Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
7Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
8Ancient Greekφύλον—
9Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
10Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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