Where does “humanitarianism” come from?
Humanitarianism derives from English humanitarian, which comes from English humanity, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós, from Latin humanitas meaning kindness to humans, from Latin homo meaning man.
humanitarianism (English): Humanitarian philosophy or practice
Definitions
- Humanitarian philosophy or practice
Ancestry of “humanitarianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | humanitarian | Concerned with people's welfare, and the... |
| 2 | English | humanity | Mankind; human beings as a group; The human... |
| 3 | Middle English | humanyte | The condition or behaviour of humans; human... |
| 4 | Old French | humanité | humanity; humankind |
| 5 | Latin | humanitas | humanity, human nature; humaneness, humane... |
| 6 | Latin | hūmānus | human (of man, people) |
| 7 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 8 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |