Etymograph

English

homophase

From homo- + phase.

Formed from homo- + phase

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’

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Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’

Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to bring to light; to appear’

Ancient Greek φάσις ‘appearance’

New Latin phasis

English phase

Today it means

noun Used attributively to describe separate regions of the same phase (such as grain boundaries)

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

Etymograph / homophase