- homograph (n.)
- 1810, a method of signaling, from homo- (1) + -graph "something written," from Greek graphe "writing," from graphein "to write, express by written characters," earlier "to draw, represent by lines drawn" (see -graphy). Meaning "a word of identical spelling with another, but of different origin and meaning, is from 1873. Related: Homographic; homography.