Etymology

homophora

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Ancient Greek φέρω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφέρω“to carry”
  2. English todayhomophora

From Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry”). By surface analysis, homo- + -phor + -a.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφέρω all →

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