Where does “homogen” come from?

homogen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål homo, from Norwegian Bokmål homofil — homophile.

homogen (Norwegian Bokmål): homogeneous

Definitions

  1. homogeneous

Ancestry of “homogen”, step by step

homogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhomohomosexual, gay; a homosexual or gay
2Norwegian Bokmålhomofilhomophile

via Norwegian Bokmål gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgena gene
Every word from Norwegian Bokmål homofil →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål homo →