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Where does “humanicide” come from?

humanicide (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.

humanicide (English): The destruction of the human race; A substance,...

Definitions

  1. The destruction of the human race; A substance,...

Ancestry of “humanicide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHuman—
2Middle Englishhumaynehuman
3Middle Frenchhumainhuman; human being; human
4Old Frenchhumain—
5Latinhūmānus—
6Latinhomō—
7Old Latinhemō—
8Proto-Italichemōman
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
11Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
12Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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