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humus (n.)
"vegetable mould," 1796, from Latin
humus
"earth, soil," probably from
humi
"on the ground," from PIE root
*dhghem-
"earth" (source also of Latin
humilis
"low;" see
chthonic
). Related:
Humous
(adj.).
