The generic name Homo is a learned 18th century derivation from [[Latin]] homō "man", ultimately "[[earth]]ly [[being]]" (Old Latin hemō, cognate to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] guma "man", from PIE *dʰǵʰemon-, [[meaning]] 'earth' or 'ground').[8]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human] | The generic name Homo is a learned 18th century derivation from [[Latin]] homō "man", ultimately "[[earth]]ly [[being]]" (Old Latin hemō, cognate to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] guma "man", from PIE *dʰǵʰemon-, [[meaning]] 'earth' or 'ground').[8]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human] |