English Explanatory Dictionary

homo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Same, identical.
prefix
  1. Of or pertaining to homosexuality or same-sex relations.
prefix
  1. Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.

Word forms

homo- hom-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”). By surface analysis, hom- + -o-.

Synonyms

iso- ipsi- syn- sym- syl- tauto-

Antonyms

hetero- allo-

Related words

equi- iso- homeo- nor-

Derived words

homophenylalanine
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