homolog
English
/ˈhɒməlɒɡ/, /ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/
noun
Definitions
- Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or chromosome.
- (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
- (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
- (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.
Etymology
Borrowed from French homologue derived from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (agreeing, of one mind) suffix from English homo (same, homologue, homosexual, extra methylene group, homologous, man, methylene).
Origin
English
homo
Gloss
same, homologue, homosexual, extra methylene group, homologous, man, methylene
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
男, 夫, 士
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- homo English
- homocore English
- homofaggot English
- homogay English
- homologue English
- homolover English
- homophobe English
- homophobic English
- interhomolog English
- pseudohomolog English
- omologare Italian
- homologue French
- homologar Spanish, Castilian
- ὁμο- Ancient Greek
- ὁμόλογος Ancient Greek
- homologar Portuguese
- ομόλογος Greek (modern)
- homo Indonesian