Meanings
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Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
homo- · prefix
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*somHós
- Proto-Hellenic*homós
- Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
- Englishhomo-
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”). By surface analysis, hom- + -o-.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →homo- · prefix
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*somHós
- Proto-Hellenic*homós
- Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
- Germanhomo-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
- Proto-Italic*seksus
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*sekaō
- Latinsecō
- Latinsecāre?
- Latinsexus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinsexuālis
- Germansexual
- Germanhomosexua
- Englishhomosexualbf.
- Englishhomo-
Back-formation from homosexual, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →homo- · prefix
- Ancient Greekὁμός“same”
- Englishhomo-
Back-formation from homologue, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan homo-
- homo-Same
French homo-
- homo-Same
German homo-
- homo-Same
Greek ομο-, ομό-
- ομο- (omo-)Same
- ομό- (omó-)Same
Indonesian homo-
- homo-Same
Latvian homo-
- homo-Same
Lithuanian homo-
- homo-Same
Polish homo-, izo-
- homo-Same
- izo-Same
Portuguese homo-
- homo-Same
Russian гомо-
- гомо- (gomo-)Same
Spanish homo-
- homo-Same
Cite this entry
APA
homo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homo-
MLA
“homo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homo-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homo-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homo-.
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