Where does “homo” come from?
homo (Ido) comes from Esperanto homo, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
homo (Ido): human, man
Ancestry of “homo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | homo | a human being, person |
| 2 | Latin | homō | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
Words derived from “homo”