词根词缀:homo-, hom-, hum-

【来源及含义】Latin: human beings, mankind; literally, "man, men"; however, it now also includes, "woman, women" or all of humanity

【相关描述】This Latin homo- is related to humus, "earth" or "born" and so it is said to mean "earthly being" or "born of the earth" and it refers to all of humanity. Don't confuse this Latin homo- with the Greek homo- that means "same" or "equal".

【相关词根词缀】Links to other units that include the topic of "man", "mankind":
andro-; anthropo-; vir-.

【同源单词】ad hominem, Anno humanae salutis, Anno humanae salutis, argumentum ad hominem, Artes, Christo et humanitati

词根词缀:pro-, por-, pur-

【来源及含义】Greek > Latin: a prefix signifying before; forward, forth; for, in favor of; in front of; in place of, on behalf of; according to; as, to place before; to go before or forward, to throw forward

【相关词根词缀】 Related before-word units: ante-; antero-; anti-; pre-.

【同源单词】portend, portent, portentous, portentously, portentousness, pro