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

  1. The property of being humane

Ancestry of “humaneness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhumaneHaving or showing concern for the pain or...
2Middle EnglishhumainAlternative form of humayne
3Old Frenchhumain—
4Latinhūmānushuman (of man, people)
5Latinhomōhuman, person, man
6Old Latinhemō—
7Proto-Italichemōman
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
10Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
11Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →