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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French · human adjective

humain

human

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin · human adjective

hūmānus

human; of people

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

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SOUND CHANGE

Anglo-French humain continues Latin hūmānus through Romance.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The human adjective continues across the borrowing channel.

CHRONOLOGY

No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

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CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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Human — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Anglo-French from Latin humanus

Publishes the Romance-to-Latin step.

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Human — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: Old French humain from Latin hūmānus

Supplies a parallel French label for the same Romance channel.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 756human

humain → hūmānus

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