English
homoculture
From homo- (“homosexuality”) + culture.
Formed from homo- ‘homosexuality’ + culture
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’
Proto-Hellenic *homós
Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’
English homo-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- ‘to turn’
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Latin colō ‘to till, cultivate’
Latin cultus ‘tilled, cultivated’
Latin cultūra ‘cultivation’
Middle French culture ‘cultivation; culture’
English culture
Another origin of homoculture
- 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’
- Englishtodayhomoculture
Today it means
noun The subculture of homosexual people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / homoculture