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Where does “homologous” come from?

homologous (English) comes from Late Latin homologus.

homologous (English): Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity

Definitions

  1. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity

Ancestry of “homologous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinhomologus—

Words derived from “homologous”

  • nonhomologous
  • homologously
  • cohomologous
  • microhomologous
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