Where does “homogène” come from?
homogène (French) comes from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
homogène (French): homogeneous
Definitions
- homogeneous
Ancestry of “homogène”, step by step
homogène traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gène
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gène | gene |
| 2 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 3 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 4 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 5 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via Ancient Greek ὁμογενής
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὁμογενής | of the same race, family or kind |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |