Where does “homofili” come from?
homofili (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -fili, 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...
homofili (Norwegian Bokmål): homosexuality
Ancestry of “homofili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | -fili | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |