Etymology

hominization

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Today it means: The process of becoming like a human. Full definition →

Latin homo
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromhomo“human being”
  2. English todayhominization

From Latin homo (“human being”) + -ization.

Words from the same roots

Latinhomo all →

humanehomagehomophobiaombrehomiformhomininhomo sapiens

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