Etymology of the English word hominid
the English word
hominidderived from the New Latin word
hominidderived from the Classical Latin word
homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-using the Latin suffix
-idderived from the New Latin word
Hominidaederived from the Classical Latin word
homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-Date
The earliest known usage of hominid in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
prehominidUsage
Word found in Modern English
