humanus
Pronunciation: [huːˈmaː.nʊs]
“humanus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:
adjective
noun
Etymology
Unknown. The term is probably connected to homō (“human”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ. Perhaps from *hūm (“earth”) (see humus) -ānus. The form *hūm could possibly derive from earlier *hōm, with a phonological development similar to Latin fūr, from *fōr. However, De Vaan suggests that—in the example of fūr—the labial consonant may have conditioned the sound shift. Moreover, De Vaan…
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