Where does “homily” come from?
Homily comes from Middle English omelī, from Old French omelie, from Latin homilia, from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία meaning discourse or conversation, derived from ὁμός meaning same, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European somHós and sem-.
homily (English): A sermon, especially concerning a practical...
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- A sermon, especially concerning a practical...
Ancestry of “homily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | omelī | — |
| 2 | Old French | omelie | — |
| 3 | Latin | homīlia | homily, sermon; a speech |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὁμιλία | intercourse, interaction, company; sexual... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὅμῑλος | a crowd or gathering of people; crowd, throng |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |