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Their Polari bible translation has "unto the homie" == "to the man", so Polari for "man" is "homie"! I think the modern slang homie comes from "homeboy", so tha
by Ballantara 9y ago
Their Polari bible translation has "unto the homie" == "to the man", so Polari for "man" is "homie"! I think the modern slang homie comes from "homeboy", so that'd be convergent etymology?
- grzm 9y agoInteresting. I'd (naïvely) guess Polari homie would come from the French homme, so it would be convergent (as opposed to some shared etymological root).
- jdminhbg 9y agoLooks like it's actually from Italian uomo (plural uomi), and most places seem to spell it "omie" without the "h."
- grzm 9y agoCheers. Both share the same Latin root, homo (man), correct?
- interfixus 9y agoCorrect. However, the 'homo' in homosexual derives from Greek homo, meaning 'same' or something to that effect.
- grzm 9y agoRight. For example, homogenous. Or homonym. Not related to homme or uomo. No connection to homosexual was implied.
- sguav 9y agoNote: in italian it's uomo, pl uomini; in latin homo, hominis
- jdminhbg 9y agoOh of course, thanks.
- anewhnaccount2 9y agoDifferent "o" sounds: as in top and as in home.