Where does “Homo sapien” come from?

Homo sapien (English) comes from Translingual Homo sapiens, from Latin homo, from Latin hemo, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Homo sapien (English): A member of the species "Homo sapiens"

Definitions

  1. A member of the species "Homo sapiens"

Ancestry of “Homo sapien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualHomo sapiensthe human species
2Latinhomohuman, person, man
3LatinhemoSynonym of homō
4Proto-Italichemōman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →