prefix
Meaning 1
similar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- homeopathy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
homeo-
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor. English homeo- Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: homeo- — Translations
- Finnish: homeo- — Translations
- Galician: homeo- — Translations
- Georgian: ჰომეო- (homeo-) — Translations
- German: homöo- — Translations
- Polish: homeo- — Translations
- Portuguese: homeo- — Translations
- Spanish: homeo- — Translations