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- Latin · derived fromhomō
- English todayHomo idioticus
A pseudotaxonomic name formed by analogy with Homo sapiens. From Latin homō + idiōticus, influenced by English idiotic.
Words from the same roots
Latinhomō all →
humanehomagehomophobiaombrehomiformhomininhominizationhomo sapiens
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.