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Where does “semi-human” come from?

semi-human (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.

semi-human (English): Partially humanlike; Any creature that is partly...

Definitions

  1. Partially humanlike; Any creature that is partly...

Ancestry of “semi-human”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHuman—
2Middle Englishhumaynehuman
3Middle Frenchhumainhuman; human being; human
4Old Frenchhumain—
5Latinhūmānus—
6Latinhomō—
7Old Latinhemō—
8Proto-Italichemōman
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
11Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
12Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “semi-human”

  • semihuman
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