Etymology of the French word humus
the French word
humusderived from the Latin word
humus (ground, soil, earth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-Date
The earliest known usage of humus in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
humification,
humique,
humicole,
humifère,
humineCognates
Dutch
humus, English
humus, German
Humus, Norwegian
humus, Swedish
humus
