Where does “humaniac” come from?
humaniac (English) comes from English humane, from Middle English humain, from Old French humain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.
humaniac (English): A person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare
Definitions
- A person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare
Ancestry of “humaniac”, step by step
humaniac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English humane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | human (of man, people) |
| 5 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 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 | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via English maniac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maniac | An insane person, especially one who suffers from... |
| 2 | French | maniaque | maniacal; maniac |
| 3 | Latin | maniacus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μανιακός | causing insanity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μανίᾱ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νόσος | sickness, disease, illness; plague; misery,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |