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Where does “humus” come from?

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

humus (Polish): humus; hummus

Definitions

  1. humus; hummus

Ancestry of “humus”, step by step

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