How did this name for ourselves arise? Is it derived from latin?
2006-08-10 09:17:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Etymology: Middle English humain, from Anglo-French, from Latin humanus; akin to Latin homo human being...
I've wondered about this, myself, a time or two. Thanks for making me look it up. :-)
2006-08-10 09:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by pinduck85 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of words are latin. Don't know if humans is
2006-08-10 09:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fairies of an ancient land made up the name,and the fairies were latin,so basically it did derive from latin
2006-08-10 09:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by xxpimpet_4_lifexx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hue means tinted.So we are humans.Tinted man.I don't know any caucasions with the skin tone the color of a sheet of paper.
2006-08-10 09:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mitchell B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk. it's probably from Latin. a lot of English, and other languages for that matter (especially the romantic languages) are derived from Latin.
2006-08-10 09:20:52 · answer #5 · answered by Natalie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who knows but it sure doesn't mean 'tinted man'. i bet you could find a website with the roots for words
2006-08-10 09:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by opi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause rodians, twi'lek, hutt and other were alredy taken.
2006-08-10 09:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by Grey Jedi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would you rather be called an Allen?
2006-08-10 09:21:37 · answer #8 · answered by bugzaper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it comes from homosapians
2006-08-10 09:22:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk
2006-08-10 09:20:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋