Where does “homo” come from?
homo (West Frisian) comes from Dutch homoseksueel, from Dutch 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
homo (West Frisian): homosexual, gay person
Definitions
- homosexual, gay person
Ancestry of “homo”, step by step
homo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch homoseksueel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | homoseksueel | homosexual |
| 2 | Dutch | homo- | homo |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |