Etymology

humanlike

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Today it means: Having characteristics of a human. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English human
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The story

  1. Latinhūmānu
  2. Old Frenchumain
  3. Middle Frenchhumain
  4. Middle Englishhumayne
  5. Englishhuman
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. English todayhumanlike

From human + -like.

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