~ HUMUS  id+ | EARTH  SOIL | 
        id+ | from and bound to EARTH | 
  sc>   HUMUS   = ORGANIC COMPONENTS OF SOIL 
  pers  ZAMNDAR   of the EARTH 
  ukr   ZEMLA     EARTH 
            DAR   GIFT 
  gr  CHTONIC   of the EARTH 
  lat HUMUS     became HOMO HOMBRE in sp 
      HOMINIS   EARTH BOULD  
  med> HOMUNCULUS  DWARD of DIMINUTIVE HUMAN 
  eng   SOIL      EARTH and DIRT 
  myth> ERYSICHTHON also known as 
        AETHON 
  a monster who ordered sacred OAK trees to be cut 
  (a penchant prevalent in DIXIE regions of the USA) 
  he was punished by LIMOS the spirit of insatiable 
  appetite and ended devouring himself 
  ply> perhaps HUMANITY is also CURSED BY LIMO for 
       its insatiable destructive drive toward 
       CONSUMERISM 
  ply> in engl the link SOIL with DIRT 
       probably reflects their AETHON propensities 

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