Etymology

omi

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Today it means: A man. Full definition →

Italian uomo ← Latin homō ← Proto-Italic *hemō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéǵʰōm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰmṓ
  4. Proto-Italic*hemō
  5. Latinhemō
  6. Latinhomō
  7. Italianuomo
  8. English todayomi

Probably borrowed from Italian uomo (“man”). Doublet of gome, hombre, homo, and ombre.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.