PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. American Heritage separates Latin humus, soil, from the Arabic and possibly Aramaic food word hummus.
/ˈhjuːməs/ · noun
The dark organic portion of soil; an English scientific borrowing through New Latin from Latin humus, earth or ground.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
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Separates the Latin soil noun from the Semitic food word.
Humus 1 versus humus 2 / hummus entriesThis dossier promotes only the Latin soil noun.