Where does “homofaggot” come from?
homofaggot (English) comes from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
homofaggot (English): Synonym of homosexual
Definitions
- Synonym of homosexual
Ancestry of “homofaggot”, step by step
homofaggot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homo | Clipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a... |
| 2 | English | homosexual | Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction... |
| 3 | German | homosexual | — |
| 4 | German | homo- | homo |
| 5 | German | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 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... |
via English faggot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faggot | A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | fagot | A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot... |
| 3 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 6 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 7 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |