homo-

homo- · prefix¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
5. English todayhomo-

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”). By surface analysis, hom- + -o-.

homo- · prefix²

1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
5. Germanhomo-
6. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
7. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
8. Proto-Italic*seksus
9. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
10. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
11. Proto-Italic*sekaō
12. Latinsecō
13. Latinsecāre?
14. Latinsexus
15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
17. Latinsexuālis
18. Germansexual
19. Germanhomosexua
20. Englishhomosexualbf.
21. English todayhomo-

Back-formation from homosexual, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

homo- · prefix³

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁμός“same”
2. English todayhomo-

Back-formation from homologue, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

Words from the same roots