Where does “omelye” come from?
omelye (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 “omelye”, step by step
omelye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French omelie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | omelie | — |
| 2 | Latin | homīlia | homily, sermon; a speech |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὁμιλία | intercourse, interaction, company; sexual... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὅμῑλος | a crowd or gathering of people; crowd, throng |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Ecclesiastical Latin homilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | homilia | homily |