homo- root words — words with the homo- root

The root homo- comes from Greek homos, meaning same. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including homosexual, homosexuality, anomalous, homogeneous, homogenize, homogenized, homogenizing, homonym, homophobic, homosexuals, homogeneity, homogeneously. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the homo- root

Explore words with homo- — words containing the homo- root and sharing its sense of "same". Examples include homosexual, homosexuality, anomalous, homogeneous, homogenize, homogenized, homogenizing, homonym, homophobic, homosexuals, homogeneity, homogeneously. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The homo- root means same, from Greek homos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.