2006-08-18 03:01:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
The word "human" hails from the words "homo", which means MAN, and, "humus", which means SOIL.
2006-08-18 03:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, honestly that's an English word with roots from some other place. In other languages, I doubt that we are called humans.
2006-08-18 03:07:11 · answer #2 · answered by ♪ ♥ ♪ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since we are the only living species in this earth who are intelligent enough to invent words and languages, we have the privilege of calling our self with a better term like "human" !!
2006-08-18 03:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by jims_bong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the Latin word humanus... meaning earthy being as opposed to Gods. Compare with Hebrew adam - man, adamah - ground.
2006-08-18 03:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by Kiltie Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Second place
2006-08-21 14:37:02 · answer #5 · answered by LOIS ANN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the good names were alaready taken.
2006-08-18 03:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, but I think I want to be called something else, just to spice things up a little, thanks for asking.
2006-08-18 03:06:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause we are humans as simple ,,,,,,
2006-08-18 05:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by Ravi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is short for Homo Sapiens.
2006-08-20 14:24:20 · answer #9 · answered by Norskeyenta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're not animals.
2006-08-18 03:07:39 · answer #10 · answered by Lady J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋