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Where does “homothallic” come from?

homothallic (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homothallic (English): Producing male and female reproductive structures...

Definitions

  1. Producing male and female reproductive structures...

Ancestry of “homothallic”, 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...
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