English
Homo insipiens
Homo insipiens comes from English sapiens ‘the human species’.
- English1500–presentsapiens‘the human species’literally ‘wise man’
- Englishearliest quotation 1935Homo insipiens
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentsapiens‘the human species’literally ‘wise man’
- Englishearliest quotation 1935Homo insipiens
Earliest quotation: 1935, The Atlantic, Volume 156: “On the contrary, at the moment there seems to…”
Made of the words Homo + insipiens
Every English word from English sapiens
Today it means
noun Humans as a group, seen as a foolish species.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English sapiens / Homo insipiens