Where does “nonhumanness” come from?
nonhumanness (English) comes from English nonhuman, 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.
nonhumanness (English): Quality of not being human
Definitions
- Quality of not being human
Ancestry of “nonhumanness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nonhuman | Not human; not of the human race; A creature or... |
| 2 | English | Human | — |
| 3 | Middle English | humayne | human |
| 4 | Middle French | humain | human; human being; human |
| 5 | Old French | humain | — |
| 6 | Latin | hūmānus | — |
| 7 | Latin | homō | — |
| 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 | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |