Etymology of the English word homologous
the English word
homologousderived from the Medieval Latin word
homologus (counterpart; homologue)
derived from the Greek word
homologos, ὁμόλογος
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Greek prefix
homo-, ὁμο-
derived from the Greek word
homos, ὦμος (same; at the same time; (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still)
Derivations in English
isologous,
homologizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
