humanity

The story

1. Latin · derived fromhūmānitās
2. Old French · derived fromhumanité
3. Middle English · inherited fromhumanyte
4. English todayhumanity

Inherited from Middle English humanyte, humanite, humanitye, from Old French humanité, from Latin hūmānitās. By surface analysis, human or humane + -ity. Partly displaced mankind, from Old English mancynn (literally “human race”).