Homo means same, not human.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

it can mean both. homo sapien means "wise human", homo being the human bit.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well, I thought we used homo because it is the "same" species as us. We were naming all of our cousins homo erectus and homo habalus because they were about the same as us, and then homo came to mean human. But I guess it could be the other way around.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Homo means "human" in Latin. Homo means "same" in Greek.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's a funny joke, and I hate to be the one to do this, but "no" is not correct here. "Homo non" (or "non homo") would be correct Latin, understanding that the "sum" is left out. "No homo" is more like confessing that you aren't human in Latinglish. /buzzkill

by Anonymous 11 years ago