English
homo negronus
Homo negronus comes from Latin homō ‘human being’, from Proto-Italic *hemō ‘man’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ ‘human’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰmṓ‘human’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hemō‘man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhemō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhomō‘human being’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003homo negronus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰmṓ‘human’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hemō‘man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhemō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEhomō‘human being’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003homo negronus
Earliest quotation: 2003, BroJack, Even Monkey Lady Jane Goodall Doesn't Like Bush: “Aren't the tan peeps from northern Africa and the…”
The story
Latin homō (‘human being’) + negro, made to resemble a Latin adjective.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ ‘human’
through Proto-Italic *hemō ‘man’
inhumane, inhumanity, humanely, 7 more
through Latin hemō
humanity, humane, inhuman, humanoid, hombre, 10 more
through Latin homō ‘human being’
human, homage, homophobia, ombre, omi, homunculus, hominin, 14 more
Today it means
name A supposed taxonomic species to which dark-skinned people belong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ / homo negronus