Where does “Homo ergaster” come from?
Homo ergaster (Translingual) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
Homo ergaster (Translingual): species
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Ancestry of “Homo ergaster”, step by step
Homo ergaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | homo | human, person, man |
| 2 | Latin | hemo | Synonym of homō |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Latin ergaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ergaster | workman |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐργαστήρ | workman |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐργάζομαι | I work, labour; I work at, make; I do, perform |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |