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Where does “homilite” come from?

homilite (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homilite (English): A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron,...

Definitions

  1. A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron,...

Ancestry of “homilite”, step by step

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