Etymograph

English

homogamy

From homo- + -gamy.

A compound of homo- + -gamy

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Today it means

noun Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.

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

Etymograph / homogamy