Etymograph

English

homometallic

From homo- + metallic.

Formed from homo- + metallic

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Ancient Greek μέταλλον ‘metal’

Latin metallum ‘metal’

Latin metallicus ‘yielding or abounding in metal’

English metallic

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to multiple instances of the same metal

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

Etymograph / homometallic