English word origin

Etymology of homo

Clipping of homosexual.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

Clipping of homosexual.

adj

Of or pertaining to homosexuality.

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

Clipping of homosexual.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Homogenized milk with a high butterfat content.

adj

Homogenized; almost always said of milk with a high butterfat content.

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

Clipping of homogenized.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

noun

A human.

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

From Latin homō̆ (“a human being, man, person”), sometimes as a shortening of Homo sapiens. Doublet of gome, hombre, ombre, and omi.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionhomō̆la · a human being, man, person
Doublet mentiongomeen
Doublet mentionhombreen
Doublet mentionombreen
Doublet mentionomien

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