Where does “humaneness” come from?
Humaneness derives from English human combined with the Old English suffix -nes, ultimately from Latin homo meaning man or human being.
humaneness (English): The property of being humane
Definitions
- The property of being humane
Ancestry of “humaneness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | humane | Having or showing concern for the pain or... |
| 2 | Middle English | humain | Alternative form of humayne |
| 3 | Old French | humain | — |
| 4 | Latin | hūmānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | homō | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |