Etymology

humane

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Today it means: Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate. Full definition →

Middle English humain ← Old French humain ← Latin hūmānus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromhomō“man”
  2. Latin · derived fromhūmānus
  3. Old French · derived fromhumain
  4. Middle English · inherited fromhumain
  5. English todayhumane

From Middle English humain, humayne, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus, from Latin homō (“man”). Cognate with Old English guma (“man”), whence the groom in English bridegroom.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchhumain all →

human

Latinhūmānus all →

humanhumanoid

Latinhomō all →

homagehomophobiaombrehomiformhomininhominizationhomo sapiens

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.