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Where does “omelī” come from?

omelī (Middle English) comes from Old French omelie, from Latin homīlia, from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία, from Ancient Greek ὅμῑλος, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “omelī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchomelie—
2Latinhomīlia—
3Ancient Greekὁμιλίαintercourse, interaction, company; sexual...
4Ancient Greekὅμῑλοςa crowd or gathering of people; crowd, throng
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 “omelī”

  • homily
  • homilist
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