Uomo etymology

Italian

Italian word uomo comes from Proto-Indo-European - -mō, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (Earthling.)

Etymology of uomo

Detailed word origin of uomo

Dictionary entry Language Definition
- -mō Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ǵʰmṓ Proto-Indo-European (ine) Earthling.
*hemō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Man.
hemō Old Latin (itc-ola)
hemo Latin (lat)
hominem Latin (lat)
uomo Italian (it) (archaic, by extension) person. (by extension) mankind. Man.