Etymology

subhuman

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Today it means: As asserted of humans. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Latinhūmānu
  7. Old Frenchumain
  8. Middle Frenchhumain
  9. Middle Englishhumayne
  10. Englishhuman
  11. English todaysubhuman

From sub- + human.

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