What is the Latin Homophonic Group?

1. What is homophonic group?
2. What is the origin of homophone?
3. What is homophony in linguistics examples?

What is homophonic group?

grammar : one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (such as the words to, too, and two) : a character or group of characters pronounced the same as another character or group. homophonous.

What is the origin of homophone?

Etymology. "Homophone" derives from Greek homo- (ὁμο‑), "same", and phōnḗ (φωνή), "voice, utterance".

What is homophony in linguistics examples?

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as carat, caret, and carrot, or to, two, and too.