We are called humans because of several things, such as our etymology, traits, character, psychology, behavior, and a few more. Talking about the etymology of humanity: the adjectival term "human" was derived from an old French word "humain," which was gotten from a Latin word "hÅ«mÄnus," which is the adjective word for "homo," while "homo" means man. The scientific terms for man, which was coined in the 18th century by Carl Linnaeus is "homo sapiens," which can also be said to mean humans.
Considering the psychology of humans, this is one of the crucial things that make humans to be referred to as humans. Scientists refer to a human as higher animals due to our level of thinking. We are also called human because of the extent to which we have enlarged in size and coast. Human, of all animals, occupies the largest part of the universe. Another major thing that makes us human is our ability to make choices wide.