English
homeopathic
Homeopathic comes from Ancient Greek ὅμοιος ‘like, resembling [with dative ‘someone,…’, from ὁμός ‘same, common, joint’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*somHós‘same, alike’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*homósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμόςhomós‘same, common, joint’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὅμοιοςhómoios‘like, resembling [with dative ‘someone, something’], similar’
- Englishearliest quotation 1875homeopathic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-‘one, whole’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*somHós‘same, alike’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*homósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμόςhomós‘same, common, joint’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὅμοιοςhómoios‘like, resembling [with dative ‘someone, something’], similar’
- Englishearliest quotation 1875homeopathic
Earliest quotation: 1875, United States. Congress. Senate, Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress: “Therefore, with a slight misgiving that so delicate a…”
A compound of homeo- ‘similar’ + -pathic ‘suffering, disease’
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’
Proto-Hellenic *homós
Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same, common, joint’
Ancient Greek ὅμοιος ‘similar’
English homeo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
some, single, similar, seem, simple, simply, soft, sam, sincerely, simulation, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simultaneous, sincerity, anomaly, simulate, semblance, assimilate, anomalous, synapse, insincere, hyphen, simile, simulacrum, sempre, synchronise, 46 more
through Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’
through Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same, common, joint’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / homeopathic