Where does “prehuman” come from?
prehuman (English) comes 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, from Proto-Italic hemō.
prehuman (English): Preceding the advent of modern humanity, "Homo...
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- Preceding the advent of modern humanity, "Homo...
Ancestry of “prehuman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Human | — |
| 2 | Middle English | humayne | human |
| 3 | Middle French | humain | human; human being; human |
| 4 | Old French | humain | — |
| 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 | — |