Etymograph

English

homospecific

From homo- + specific.

A compound of homo- + specific

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see’

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Latin speciō ‘to see’

Latin speciēs ‘kind’

Late Latin specificus ‘specific’

Old French specifique

English specific

Today it means

adj Of, or belonging to the same species

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

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