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Where does “superhumanly” come from?

superhumanly (English) comes from English superhuman, 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.

superhumanly (English): In a superhuman way, or to a superhuman extent

Definitions

  1. In a superhuman way, or to a superhuman extent

Ancestry of “superhumanly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperhumanBeyond what is possible for a human being; A...
2EnglishhumanOf or belonging to the species "Homo sapiens" or...
3Middle Englishhumaynehuman
4Middle Frenchhumainhuman; human being; human
5Old Frenchhumain—
6Latinhūmānus—
7Latinhomō—
8Old Latinhemō—
9Proto-Italichemōman
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
12Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
13Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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