Where does “homofili” come from?
homofili (Swedish) comes from Swedish homo-, from Swedish homosexuell, from Swedish sexuell, from Swedish sex, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte — to follow; to see; to say.
homofili (Swedish): homosexuality
Ancestry of “homofili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | homo- | — |
| 2 | Swedish | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 3 | Swedish | sexuell | sexual |
| 4 | Swedish | sex | six; sex |
| 5 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 6 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 7 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 8 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 9 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 10 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 11 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |