Etymology of homer

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels. · Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.

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From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A home run. · Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”). · A homing pigeon. · A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team.

verb

To hit a homer; to hit a home run.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hom English home Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English homer From home + -er.

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