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Where does “surhumain” come from?

surhumain (French) comes from French humain, from Middle French humain, from Old French humain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.

surhumain (French): superhuman

Definitions

  1. superhuman

Ancestry of “surhumain”, step by step

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

Words derived from “surhumain”

  • surhumainement
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