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topic posted Sun, December 19, 2004 - 8:39 AM by  jheem
Latin homo, hominis 'person, human being (earthling)'; cf Latin humus 'earth soil'. Related to Old English guma 'man', Greek khthon, Sanskrit ksham 'earth, soil'.
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