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homo-

a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “same” (homology); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (homomorphic).
Also, especially before a vowel, hom-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of homós one and the same; akin to Skt sama-; see same
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homo- or hom-  
pref.  Same; like: homophone.

[Greek, from homos, same; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

homo- 
"the same," prefix commonly used to form modern words, from Gk. homos "one and the same," also "belonging to two or more jointly," from PIE *somos (cf. Skt. samah "even, the same;" Lith. similis "like," Goth. sama "the same," samana "together;" see same).
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homo- or hom-
pref.
Same; like: homotype.

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