Etymology

inhumane

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Latin inhūmānus
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  1. Latin · derived frominhūmānus
  2. English todayinhumane

Originally a variant spelling and pronunciation of inhuman, ultimately from Latin inhūmānus; it appears to have died out 17c. but returned c. 1822, probably a reformation as a negative of humane from in- + humane.

Words from the same roots

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