Where does “humano” come from?
humano (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese humano, from Latin humanus, from Latin homo, from Latin hemo, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
humano (Portuguese): human; humane; a human being
Definitions
- human; humane; a human being
Ancestry of “humano”, step by step
humano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese humano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | humano | — |
| 2 | Latin | humanus | human; humane; cultured, refined |
| 3 | Latin | homo | human, person, man |
| 4 | Latin | hemo | Synonym of homō |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Old Portuguese umano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | umano | — |