Etymology

Homo superioris

Latin homo
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromhomo“human being, man, person”
  2. English todayHomo superioris

From Latin homo (“human being, man, person”) and superioris (“of the higher, superior”), genitive of superior (“higher, superior”), or superior (“higher, superior”) + -is (“suffix to form adjectives”).

Words from the same roots

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humanehomagehomophobiaombrehomiformhomininhominizationhomo sapiens

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.