Where does “hummus” come from?

hummus (French) comes from French houmous, from Turkish humus, from French humus, from Latin humus, from Proto-Italic homos, from Polish homoseksualny — homosexual.

hummus (French): Alternative spelling of houmous

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of houmous

Ancestry of “hummus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhoumoushummus
2Turkishhumushumus; hummus
3Frenchhumushumus
4Latinhumusground, floor; earth, soil
5Proto-Italichomos—
6Polishhomoseksualnyhomosexual
Every word from Polish homoseksualny →Every word from Proto-Italic homos →Every word from Latin humus →