Where does “homem” come from?

homem (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ome, 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.

homem (Portuguese): male; man; a person; a human being

Definitions

  1. male; man; a person; a human being

Ancestry of “homem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseomeman
2Latinhomōhuman, person, man
3Old Latinhemō—
4Proto-Italichemōman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “homem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →