Plural of homo, referring to the genus of primates that includes humans and our extinct relatives, or a slang term for homosexual people.
From Latin 'homo' meaning 'man' or 'human being.' The genus name was created by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, while the slang usage emerged in the 20th century.
The scientific genus 'Homo' shows that humans share a common evolutionary ancestor with other primates, and our genus name literally just means 'man' in Latin—pretty humble for the species that named itself!
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