Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homeo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: home-o-
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Example Sentences

"homeopathy"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós 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”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὅμοιος

Phrases

homo- iso- syn- equi- pari- hetero- allo- auto-

Frequently Paired Words

homo- iso- syn- equi- pari- hetero- allo- auto-

Questions

What does homeo- mean?: similar
Where does homeo- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce homeo-

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