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Interesting. I'd (naïvely) guess Polari homie would come from the French homme, so it would be convergent (as opposed to some shared etymological root).
by grzm 9y ago
Interesting. 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.