Where does “posthumanism” come from?
posthumanism (English) comes from English posthuman, 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.
posthumanism (English): Any of various schools of thought that oppose the...
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- Any of various schools of thought that oppose the...
Ancestry of “posthumanism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | posthuman | Succeeding human beings as presently defined;... |
| 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 | — |