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Where does “homogeneus” come from?

homogeneus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὁμογενής, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homogeneus (Latin): homogeneous

Definitions

  1. homogeneous

Ancestry of “homogeneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁμογενήςof the same race, family or kind
2Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
3Ancient Greekφύλον—
4Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
5Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “homogeneus”

  • homogeni
  • homogèniament
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