humanity的词源

英文词源

humanity (n.)

late 14c., "kindness, graciousness," from Old French humanité, umanité "human nature; humankind, life on earth; pity," from Latin humanitatem (nominative humanitas) "human nature; philanthropy, kindness; good breeding, refinement; the human race, mankind," from humanus (see human). Sense of "human nature, human form" is c. 1400; that of "human race" first recorded mid-15c.

中文词源

humanity：人，人类

human-,人的，-ity,集合名词后缀。引申词义人，人类。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：humanity 词源，humanity 含义。

humanity：人类；人性，人情；(pl.)人文学科；仁慈，仁爱

词根词缀： -hum-人类 + -an名词词尾 + -ity名词词尾