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The latin name for humans is Homo sapien, literally meaning wise man. This particular species originated in Africa around 200,000 years ago, although they did not reach full behavioural maturity, as we see today, until about 150,000 years after that.

The etymology of the term 'Homo' derives from the later homō, meaning 'man' or, more specifically, 'earthly being'.

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