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Where does “humō” come from?

humō (Latin) comes from Latin humus, from Proto-Italic homos, from Polish homoseksualny — homosexual.

Ancestry of “humō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhumusground, floor; earth, soil
2Proto-Italichomos—
3Polishhomoseksualnyhomosexual
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