Etymology

protohuman

P3R1O1T1O1H4U1M3A1N1

Today it means: Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind. Full definition →

English human ← Middle English humayne ← Middle French humain
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Latinhūmānu
  9. Old Frenchumain
  10. Middle Frenchhumain
  11. Middle Englishhumayne
  12. Englishhuman
  13. English todayprotohuman

From proto- + human.

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