Where does “humanhood” come from?
humanhood (English) comes from English Human, from Middle English humayne, from Middle French humain, from Old French humain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō.
humanhood (English): The state or period of being human
Definitions
- The state or period of being human
Ancestry of “humanhood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Human | — |
| 2 | Middle English | humayne | human |
| 3 | Middle French | humain | human; human being; human |
| 4 | Old French | humain | — |
| 5 | Latin | hūmānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | homō | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |