Etymograph

English

homalographic

Homalographic comes from Ancient Greek γραφή ‘drawing’, from ὁμαλός ‘even’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-1‘one, whole’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-s1reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμαλός1homalós‘even’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγραφή1graphḗ‘drawing’
  5. Englishtodayhomalographic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English homalographic

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-Wiktionary, English homalographic‘one, whole’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sem-h₂-lo-sWiktionary, English homalographicreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὁμαλόςWiktionary, English homalographichomalós‘even’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγραφήWiktionary, English homalographicgraphḗ‘drawing’
  5. EnglishtodayhomalographicWiktionary, English homalographic

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

some, same, single, similar, seem, simple, simply, soft, sam, simulation, sincerely, singular, resemble, assemble, resemblance, simultaneous, simulate, sincerity, semblance, assimilate, insincere, synapse, hyphen, anomalous, simile, homeopathic, homology, simulacrum, sempre, synchronise, homolog, 45 more

through Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-s

anomaly, 3 more

through Ancient Greek γραφή ‘drawing’

demography, ultrasonography, sonography, 12 more

Today it means

adj Of a map, equal-area.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “homalographic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sem- / homalographic

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