Where does “Homo superior” come from?
Homo superior (English) comes 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 superior (English): A species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman
Definitions
- A species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman
Ancestry of “Homo superior”, step by step
Homo superior traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | homo | human, person, man |
| 2 | Latin | hemo | Synonym of homō |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Latin superior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | superior | higher; superior; previous, preceding |
| 2 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 3 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |