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Where does “pseudohomosexual” come from?

pseudohomosexual (English) comes from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

pseudohomosexual (English): According to Lionel Ovesey: having become a ...

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Ancestry of “pseudohomosexual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomosexualPossessing sexual and/or emotional attraction...
2Germanhomosexual—
3Germanhomo-homo-
4Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
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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