Where does “humus” come from?

Humus derives from Latin humus, which traces back through Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, ultimately from the root dʰeǵʰ- meaning earth or ground.

humus (English): A large group of natural organic compounds, found...

Definitions

  1. A large group of natural organic compounds, found...

Ancestry of “humus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhumushumus; hummus
2Frenchhumushumus
3Latinhumusground, floor; earth, soil
4Proto-Italichomos—
5Polishhomoseksualnyhomosexual

Words derived from “humus”

Every word from Polish homoseksualny →Every word from Proto-Italic homos →Every word from Latin humus →