English
homoiophone
From homoi- (“similar”) + -o- + -phone (“sound”).
Formed from homoi- ‘similar’ + -o- + -phone ‘sound’
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘together, one’
Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’
Proto-Hellenic *homós
Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’
Ancient Greek ὅμοιος ‘of like kind, similar’
English homoi-
Today it means
noun A word similar — but not identical — in pronunciation with another; compare homeograph and homophone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / homoiophone