Where does “Homeric” come from?
Homeric (English) comes from French homérique, from Latin homēricus, from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος, from Ancient Greek ὁμοῦ, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Homeric (English): Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of...
Definitions
- Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of...
Ancestry of “Homeric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | homérique | Homeric |
| 2 | Latin | homēricus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὁμηρικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ὅμηρος | Homer; hostage |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὁμοῦ | At the same place: together; Close at hand,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |