Where does “prehomogeneous” come from?
prehomogeneous (English) comes from English homogeneous, from Medieval Latin homogeneus, from Ancient Greek ὁμογενής, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
prehomogeneous (English): Having an automorphism group with an open orbit
Definitions
- Having an automorphism group with an open orbit
Ancestry of “prehomogeneous”, step by step
prehomogeneous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homogeneous
| 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... |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |