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Where does “הומוסקסואלי” come from?

הומוסקסואלי (Hebrew) 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...

הומוסקסואלי (Hebrew): Homosexual, gay, same-sex

Definitions

  1. Homosexual, gay, same-sex

Ancestry of “הומוסקסואלי”, 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...

Words derived from “הומוסקסואלי”

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