English
humane
Humane comes from Latin hūmānus ‘human’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhūmānus‘human’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400humain
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1624humane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhūmānus‘human’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400humain
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1624humane
Earliest quotation: 1624, Democritus Junior pseudonym; Robert Burt, The Anatomy of Melancholy: […]: “many divine precepts to counterpoise our hearts, special antidotes…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ ‘human’
through Latin hemō
through Latin homō ‘man’
homo, homage, hombre, ombre, omi, homunculus, hominin, inhumanity, 11 more
through Latin hūmānus ‘human’
Today it means
adj Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin hūmānus / humane