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Where does “ωμός” come from?

ωμός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὠμός, from Proto-Celtic omos, from Middle English homage, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō.

ωμός (Greek): raw, uncooked; crude; brutal

Definitions

  1. raw, uncooked; crude; brutal

Ancestry of “ωμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠμόςraw, crude, undressed; raw, uncooked; savage,...
2Proto-Celticomosraw
3Middle EnglishhomageAn oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their...
4Old Frenchhomageoath; pledge
5Medieval Latinhominaticumhomage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage
6Latinhomō—
7Old Latinhemō—
8Proto-Italichemōman
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
11Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
12Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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