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by jdminhbg 3206 days ago
Looks like it's actually from Italian uomo (plural uomi), and most places seem to spell it "omie" without the "h."
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Cheers. Both share the same Latin root, homo (man), correct?
Correct. However, the 'homo' in homosexual derives from Greek homo, meaning 'same' or something to that effect.
Right. For example, homogenous. Or homonym. Not related to homme or uomo. No connection to homosexual was implied.
Note: in italian it's uomo, pl uomini; in latin homo, hominis
Oh of course, thanks.