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Where does “omelie” come from?

omelie (Old French) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “omelie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhomīlia—
2Ancient Greekὁμιλίαintercourse, interaction, company; sexual...
3Ancient Greekὅμῑλοςa crowd or gathering of people; crowd, throng
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...

Words derived from “omelie”

  • homily
  • homilist
  • omelia
  • omelye
  • omelīe
  • omelī
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