Ticia said: > Actually, the 'homo' refers to 'same' (as in same sex), not to homo as > in Homo Sapiens (man).
There are lots of other "homo-" words in which the root means "same" too: homogeneous, homoeopathic, homonym, homomorphism, homologue.... > Not sure where *that* 'homo' comes from... >From the Latin for "man". The other "homo-" is from Greek. Rich _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l