Where does “gaymo” come from?
gaymo (English) comes from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
gaymo (English): A homosexual
Definitions
- A homosexual
Ancestry of “gaymo”, step by step
gaymo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homo | Clipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a... |
| 2 | English | homosexual | Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction... |
| 3 | German | homosexual | — |
| 4 | German | homo- | homo |
| 5 | German | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 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... |
via English Gay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 2 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 3 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 4 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 5 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |