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Where does “homie” come from?

homie (English) comes from English -ie, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

homie (English): Someone, particularly a friend or male...

Definitions

  1. Someone, particularly a friend or male...

Ancestry of “homie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ieForming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “homie”

  • homey
  • homeyness
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