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What is the etymology of homophone?

from French omnu
from Latin homus
from Greek homo
from Spanish homo

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Greek

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The word homophone comes from the Greek "homo", which means single, or alone. The second part of the word "phone" also comes from the Greek language, meaning sound. 
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