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Where does “homeoprophylaxis” come from?

homeoprophylaxis (English) comes from English homeo-, from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homeoprophylaxis (English): The use of homeopathy to prevent disease

Definitions

  1. The use of homeopathy to prevent disease

Ancestry of “homeoprophylaxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhomeo-identity, sameness
2Ancient GreekὅμοιοςLike, resembling , similar; Shared, common,...
3Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
4Ancient Greekφύλον—
5Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
6Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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