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Why are we called humans?

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G. Deacon

G. Deacon

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G. Deacon, Civil Engineer, B.E(Bachelor of Engineering), Trenton, New Jersey

Answered Oct 08, 2019

We are called humans because of several things, such as our etymology, traits, character, psychology, behavior, and a few more. Talking about the etymology of humanity: the adjectival term "human" was derived from an old French word "humain," which was gotten from a Latin word "hūmānus," which is the adjective word for "homo," while "homo" means man. The scientific terms for man, which was coined in the 18th century by Carl Linnaeus is "homo sapiens," which can also be said to mean humans.

Considering the psychology of humans, this is one of the crucial things that make humans to be referred to as humans. Scientists refer to a human as higher animals due to our level of thinking. We are also called human because of the extent to which we have enlarged in size and coast. Human, of all animals, occupies the largest part of the universe. Another major thing that makes us human is our ability to make choices wide.

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L. Cooper

L. Cooper

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L. Cooper, Data Analyst, MCA, Newcastle

Answered Sep 30, 2019

The term human is from the old French human, which is obtained from the Latin Humanus, which is the adjective of homo, meaning man." Or "being from earth." This explanation may come from the bible creation story of Adam in Christianity, where he was created from the dust of the earth. (Adam in Hebrew means 'dust' and 'man.') The 'being' part typically arises from the fact of our existence, in the sense that we 'be' and are the only animal who can reflect on our' being.' Humans are the only surviving members of the subtribe Homina. We are with the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

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