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Where does “homoerotic” come from?

Homoerotic derives from English homosexual and English erotic, with homosexual from French homologue meaning "of the same kind," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning "one" and Ancient Greek λόγος meaning "word" or "account."

homoerotic (English): Arousing a homosexual desire; Pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. Arousing a homosexual desire; Pertaining to...

Ancestry of “homoerotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhomo-same; Of or pertaining to homosexuals or...
2EnglishhomologueSomething homologous; a homologous organ or part,...
3Frenchhomologuehomologous; counterpart; inflection of homologuer...
4Ancient Greekὁμόλογοςin agreement; agreeing, of one mind
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...

Words derived from “homoerotic”

  • homoeroticism
  • homoerotically
  • nonhomoerotic
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