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Etymology of the English word prehominid

the English word prehominid
derived from the English word hominid
derived from the New Latin word hominid
derived from the Classical Latin word homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhghem-
using the Latin suffix -id
derived from the New Latin word Hominidae
derived from the Classical Latin word homo (man, human being, person)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhghem-
using the English prefix pre-
derived from the Latin prefix prae-
derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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