Where does “inhumaneness” come from?
inhumaneness (English) comes from English inhumane, 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.
inhumaneness (English): The condition of being inhumane
Definitions
- The condition of being inhumane
Ancestry of “inhumaneness”, step by step
inhumaneness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inhumane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhumane | lacking pity or compassion for misery and... |
| 2 | English | humane | Having or showing concern for the pain or... |
| 3 | Middle English | humain | Alternative form of humayne |
| 4 | Old French | humain | — |
| 5 | Latin | hūmānus | human (of man, people) |
| 6 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 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 | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |