Where does “nonhumanity” come from?
nonhumanity (English) comes from English humanity, from Middle English humanyte, from Old French humanité, from Latin humanitas, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō.
nonhumanity (English): The property of not being human
Definitions
- The property of not being human
Ancestry of “nonhumanity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | humanity | Mankind; human beings as a group; The human... |
| 2 | Middle English | humanyte | The condition or behaviour of humans; human... |
| 3 | Old French | humanité | humanity; humankind |
| 4 | Latin | humanitas | humanity, human nature; humaneness, humane... |
| 5 | Latin | hūmānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | homō | — |
| 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 | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |