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homo-¹

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”). By surface analysis, hom- + -o-.

prefix hom-

  1. morpheme Same, identical.

    Similar: iso-, ipsi-, syn-, sym-, syl-, tauto-

Opposite: hetero-, allo-

homo-²

Where it comes from

Back-formation from homosexual, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

prefix hom-

  1. morpheme Of or pertaining to homosexuality or same-sex relations.

homo-³

Where it comes from

Back-formation from homologue, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

prefix hom-

  1. morpheme Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.

Thesaurus

prefix

Opposite: hetero-, allo-

Translations

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Españolhomo-
Portuguêshomo-
Françaishomo-
Deutschhomo-
Ελληνικάομο- omo-, ομό- omó-
Русскийгомо- gomo-

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MLA

"homo-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/homo-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

homo-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/homo-

Chicago

"homo-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/homo-.

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@misc{homo_2026,
  title = {homo-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homo-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}