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Where does “homerless” come from?

homerless (English) comes from English Homer, from Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος, from Ancient Greek ὁμοῦ, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homerless (English): Without having scored a homer

Definitions

  1. Without having scored a homer

Ancestry of “homerless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHomer—
2LatinHomērus—
3Ancient GreekὍμηροςHomer; hostage
4Ancient GreekὁμοῦAt the same place: together; Close at hand,...
5Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
6Ancient Greekφύλον—
7Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
8Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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