Etymograph

English

homoconjugate

From homo- + conjugate.

Formed from homo- + conjugate

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Proto-Indo-European *yewg- ‘to join, to yoke, to tie together’

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Latin iugō ‘to join, yoke’

Latin coniugō ‘to yoke together, combine’

New Latin coniugātus ‘united’

Middle English conjugat(e) ‘combined, united’

English conjugate

Today it means

noun An atom or group interposed in a homoconjugation

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / homoconjugate