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Where does “homosexualis” come from?

homosexualis (Latin) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homosexualis (Latin): homosexual

Definitions

  1. homosexual

Ancestry of “homosexualis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhomosexual—
2Germanhomo-homo-
3Germanhomosexuellhomosexual
4Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
5Ancient Greekφύλον—
6Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
7Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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