Where does “inhomogeneous” come from?
Inhomogeneous comes from English in- (not) combined with homogeneous, ultimately deriving from Latin in- (not) and Latin in (in), traced through Proto-Indo-European ne (not), sem- (one), and ǵenh₁- (to produce or beget).
inhomogeneous (English): Not homogeneous
Definitions
- Not homogeneous
Ancestry of “inhomogeneous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homogeneous | Of the same kind; alike, similar; Having the same... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | homogeneus | homogeneous |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὁμογενής | of the same race, family or kind |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |