| 【home】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "ham." It carries the basic meaning of "home." from PIE *tkei- "to settle, dwell, be home" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "home"]
home ****[162] the place (such as a house or apartment) where a person lives
homeless **[4349] having no place to live
[WORD ROOT]root home
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] home
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) ham
[MEANING]root home
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 ham dwelling place, house, abode, fixed residence; estate; village; region, country
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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home ★★★★[162] noun from home
【DEFINITION】 ① the place (such as a house or apartment) where a person lives
② a family living together in one building, house, etc.
③ a place where something normally or naturally lives or is located
【pl.】 homes
【ROOTs】 home; home
【Etymology】 《Old English ham》 dwelling place, house, abode, fixed residence; estate; village; region, country
【First Known Meaning】 dwelling place, house, abode, fixed residence; estate; village; region, country
【DERIVATIVEs】 homelike, homeliness, homely, homeward, homey, home
homeless ★★[4349] adjective from home
【DEFINITION】 ① having no place to live
② Homeless people have nowhere to live.
【SYNONYM】 outcast
【ROOTs】 ⑴ home; home ⑵ less; without
【Etymology】 《Old English ham》 dwelling place, house, abode, fixed residence; estate; village; region, country
【DERIVATIVEs】 homelessness, homeless
[Other words containing "home"];
homeland [12889] the country where someone was born or grew up
homely [11562] not pretty or handsome; plain or unattractive
homemade [7528] made in the home and not in a factory, store, etc.
homemaker [11563] a wife who does work (such as sewing, cleaning, or cooking) at home and usually does not have another job outside the home; housewife
homemaking [11564] home + making
homestead [13006] a house and the farmland it is on
hometown [9391] the city or town where you were born or grew up
homeward [13995] going or leading towards home
homeware [11896] furniture, utensils, and decorative objects for domestic use
homework [6821] work that a student is given to do at home compare CLASSWORK
homeworking [11565] Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
[Others]: homefelt, homegrown, homelessness, homelike, homeliness, homeover, homeowner, homepage, homeroom, homerun, homeschool, homeschooling, homesick, homesickness, homespun, homestretch, homeworker, homey, homy
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
hold
hol-, hal-, whole
histor
high
hide
hero
here
help
heavy
heat
