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homoculture en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From homo- (“homosexuality”) + culture.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The subculture of homosexual people.

homoculture en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English homoculture From homo- (“homogeneous”) + culture.

Meanings

  1. (dated, uncountable) A form of human eugenics based on promoting desirable qualities rather than eliminating undesirable ones.