Where does “homiesexual” come from?
homiesexual (English) comes from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
homiesexual (English): Acting homosexual with one’s male friends
Definitions
- Acting homosexual with one’s male friends
Ancestry of “homiesexual”, step by step
homiesexual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homosexual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homosexual | Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction... |
| 2 | German | homosexual | — |
| 3 | German | homo- | homo |
| 4 | German | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English homie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homie | Someone, particularly a friend or male... |
| 2 | English | -ie | Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |