# hominid

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɑ.mə.nɪd/ · frequency rank #64,428

## Definitions
1. Any human, the only members of the family Hominidae as traditionally defined.
2. Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-ōm
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ
Proto-Italic *hemō
Latin hemō
Latin homōlbor.
Translingual Homo
Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor.
Latin -ideslbor.
▲
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)influ.
Translingual -idae
Translingual Hominidaelbor.
English hominid
Learned borrowing from translingual Hominidae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hominid