# No, no, no Seven is not even

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 24, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-seven-is-not-even/1006164 "2024-08-24T23:06:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-seven-is-not-even/1006164/81 "2024-09-05T02:17:00Z")

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I checked my dictionary and found the funniest thing. Apparently _human_ comes from Latin _homo_ (as in _Homo sapiens_, the root originally meant earthling and is related to _humus_ as in soil) and is unrelated to _man_.

So there is actually no _man_ in _human_.

~Max

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-seven-is-not-even/1006164/82 "2024-09-05T02:37:43Z")

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Yum. Hummus.

🤭

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