Etymology of the English word humanity
the English word
humanityderived from the Old French word
humanitederived from the Latin word
humanitas (human nature, character, feeling)
derived from the Latin word
humanus (human; kind; humane)
derived from the Classical Latin word
homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-Derivations in English
humanitarianUsage
Word found in Modern English