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Virgo 1: A mans head Pisces 1: A public market

H U MA N I T Y

T h e w o r d ma n d e s ce n d s f r o m t h e In d o - E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o ot ma n -1 w h i c h m e a n s ma n . 1 O n e o f i t s p a r on ym s i s M a n u w h i c h i n Hinduism refers to the primordial father of the human race and sovereign of the earth who first instituted religious ceremonies and devised a code of laws.2 T h e w o r d p ub li c me a n s p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e p e op l e a n d d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e L a t i n p ubl i c u s a n d p o p u l us m e a n i n g p e op l e . 3 S y n o n y m s o f p e op l e i n c l u d e he a d s , p e r s on s , h u ma n r a c e , h u m a n i t y, h u m a n k i n d , h u m a n s , a n d p u b l i c. 4 T h e w o r d h e a d d e sc e n d s f r o m t h e I E ro o t k a put - w h i c h me a n s h e a d. 5 A s a si n g ul a r n o u n i t r e f e r s t o a n i n d i vi d u a l ; a p e r s o n . I t s p l u r a l f o r m r e fe r s t o m u l t i p le i n d i v i d u a l s o r p e r s o n s. 6

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Watkins, c. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo -European Roots, p. 51 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Manu http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=public http://thesaurus.com/browse/people Watkins, c. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo -European Roots, p. 37 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/head

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