Where does “homō” come from?
homō (Latin) comes 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.
homō (Latin): human, person, man
Definitions
- human, person, man
Ancestry of “homō”, step by step
homō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Latin hemō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
via Latin hemō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hemō | — |