Where does “humaan” come from?

humaan (Dutch) comes from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

humaan (Dutch): humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)

Definitions

  1. humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)

Ancestry of “humaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhūmānushuman (of man, people)
2Latinhomōhuman, person, man
3Old Latinhemō—
4Proto-Italichemōman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “humaan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →