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The term human comes from the old French humain, derived from the Latin hÅ«mÄnus, which is the adjective of homÅ meaning "man" or "being from earth". It's possible that this latter comes from the creation story of Adam in Christianity who was made form the dust of the earth (Adam in Hebrew means 'dust' and 'man'). The 'being' part essentially comes from the fact of our existence, in the sense that we 'be' and are the only creature who can reflect on our 'being'. 'Being' also has connotations of having a soul and some believe we are also the only animal to have souls.
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∙ 13y ago
Humans are called Homo sapiens because "Homo" means "man" in Latin, and "sapiens" means "wise" or "intelligent." The term was designated to reflect our species' abilities for abstract thought, reasoning, problem-solving, and language skills.
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∙ 14y agoWell, there is no real reason. If you believe, you would believe that God created the world, but there was no particular reason in the Old or New Testaments. All we know is that God created the world and Earth and all the other parts of the universe were created by the Big Bang. If you find anyone else who answers this question and gives an answer, chances are (by "chances are" I mean "there are very, very low odds that this is true, and...") that answer is wrong.
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∙ 12y agoHumans are called homosapiens because they have evolved from single or same specie called Hazrat Adam(a.s.).
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∙ 15y agoBecause we call the species Humanity.
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How long have homosapiens existed?
Homo sapiens have existed on Earth for approximately 300,000 years.
Who were the first humans to bury their dead?
The practice of burying the dead is one that dates back thousands of years and was likely carried out by various ancient human cultures independently. Some of the earliest evidence of deliberate burial comes from sites such as Qafzeh and Skhul in Israel, where Neanderthals and early modern humans were buried around 100,000 years ago.
What are humans and their human like ancestors called?
Humans and their human-like ancestors are called hominins. This includes species such as Homo sapiens (modern humans) and other related species that have characteristics similar to humans.
When a cyclops and humans have children what are they called?
The offspring of a cyclops and humans are typically referred to as half-cyclops or demicyclopes.
If homosapien is man what is woman?
The term commonly used for the female of the species Homo sapiens is woman.
Where do homosapiens live?
Homosapiens are Humans, and they live on Earth
What is the term for humans?
homosapiens
What is the scientific name for humans species?
Homosapiens
Who were the first humans to bury their dead?
The practice of burying the dead is one that dates back thousands of years and was likely carried out by various ancient human cultures independently. Some of the earliest evidence of deliberate burial comes from sites such as Qafzeh and Skhul in Israel, where Neanderthals and early modern humans were buried around 100,000 years ago.
What evidence is proof homosapiens existed?
Humans are part of the family homo sapien.
How does heat affect spaghetti?
ummm it affects it by makin humans or homosapiens want to quickly devour it :)
What are the adaptations for the Canada caribou?
live in cold areas and have warm fur coats
Dinosaurs become extinct because they were killed off by humans true or false?
Homosapiens (humans) did not exist until after the dinosaurs were already gone.
Are men women children piglets?
Of course not, piglets are pig offspring. Humans, no matter how old you are, are homosapiens.
Was Leif Erikson the first explorer?
The first explorer ever? No, not at all. Humans have been exploring since before they were even HomoSapiens.
During which epoch did humans probably appear?
cenozoic which the human appeared. homosapiens or human appeared about 4 million years ago.
What is a sentence using the word humanoid?
Archaeologists discovered humanoid creatures called homoeructes, homosapiens.
