English
homaloidal
Homaloidal comes from Ancient Greek ὁμαλός ‘even, level’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘together, one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμαλόςhomalós‘even, level’
- Englishtodayhomaloidal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘together, one’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμαλόςhomalós‘even, level’
- Englishtodayhomaloidal
Formed from -oid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’
some, same, single, similar, seem, simple, simply, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simultaneous, simulate, sincerity, semblance, assimilate, synapse, insincere, hyphen, homeopathic, simile, anomalous, homology, simulacrum, sempre, synchronise, homolog, 45 more
through Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-s
Today it means
adj flat; even; applied to surfaces and spaces in which the Euclidean definitions, axioms, and postulates respecting parallel straight lines are assumed to hold true.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / homaloidal