hominid

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic) Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
2. Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

Adj

Of the Hominidae.

Synonyms

hominian

homo

human

Translations

homínido

hominidé

Hominide

ominide

homínid

humain

ανθρωποειδές

ominido

بشريّة

hominidae

mensachtige

mensachtigen

hominídeo

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-ōm
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ
Proto-Italic *hemō
Latin hemō
Latin homōlbor.
Translingual Homo
Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor.
Latin -ideslbor.
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ.
Translingual -idae
Translingual Hominidaelbor.
English hominid
Learned borrowing from translingual Hominidae.