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Where does “homoerotically” come from?

homoerotically (English) comes from English homoerotic, from English homo-, from English homologue, from French homologue, from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homoerotically (English): In a homoerotic way

Definitions

  1. In a homoerotic way

Ancestry of “homoerotically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomoeroticArousing a homosexual desire; Pertaining to...
2Englishhomo-same; Of or pertaining to homosexuals or...
3EnglishhomologueSomething homologous; a homologous organ or part,...
4Frenchhomologuehomologous; counterpart; inflection of homologuer...
5Ancient Greekὁμόλογοςin agreement; agreeing, of one mind
6Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
7Ancient Greekφύλον—
8Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
9Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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