Polari: the dead language of gay British men

Re:Polari: the dead language of gay British men by jdminhbg on Thursday September 14, 2017 @08:26PM (#15253621)

Looks like it's actually from Italian uomo (plural uomi), and most places seem to spell it "omie" without the "h."

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Re:Polari: the dead language of gay British men by grzm on Thursday September 14, 2017 @09:06PM (#15253802)

Cheers. Both share the same Latin root, homo (man), correct?

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Re:Polari: the dead language of gay British men by interfixus on Thursday September 14, 2017 @10:31PM (#15254133)

Correct. However, the 'homo' in homosexual derives from Greek homo, meaning 'same' or something to that effect.

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Re:Polari: the dead language of gay British men by grzm on Thursday September 14, 2017 @10:41PM (#15254169)

Right. For example, homogenous. Or homonym. Not related to homme or uomo. No connection to homosexual was implied.

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Re:Polari: the dead language of gay British men by sguav on Friday September 15, 2017 @05:37AM (#15255799)

Note: in italian it's uomo, pl uomini; in latin homo, hominis

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Re:Polari: the dead language of gay British men by jdminhbg on Friday September 15, 2017 @03:40PM (#15260137)

Oh of course, thanks.

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