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Where does “homo niewiadomo” come from?

homo niewiadomo (Polish) comes from Polish homo-, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, 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...

homo niewiadomo (Polish): a person of indeterminate sexual orientation and...

Definitions

  1. a person of indeterminate sexual orientation and...

Ancestry of “homo niewiadomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishhomo-same-sex
2Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
3Ancient Greekφύλον—
4Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
5Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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