Re: What's the difference between man and human?


"Mike Wright" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:12m907snhjhjo5d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
dabbog@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
why man prefix with hu(in chinese means fox or lake) can refer to all
mankind?what's its origin?tia.

"Hu" is not a prefix. "Human" comes from the Latin, and is related to "homo".

There's is homo, and there is homo. They're different roots from different languages, but look the same. (Is there a name for it, other than coincidence?)

Good thing he wasn't asking for "woman" as he'd be saying 'wo' could be woman or lying down. This may come under gender issues...

;-)

Dyl.

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