Where does “homoligand” come from?

homoligand (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...

homoligand (English): Any of a group of identical ligands in a complex

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of identical ligands in a complex

Ancestry of “homoligand”, step by step

homoligand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomoClipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a...
2EnglishhomosexualPossessing sexual and/or emotional attraction...
3Germanhomosexual
4Germanhomo-homo
5Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
6Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
7Ancient Greekφύλονa set of people or other beings
8Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
9Ancient GreekἉρμονίαHarmonia
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English ligand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligandAn ion, molecule, or functional group that binds...
2Latinligandustied, bound, united, fastened
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία