Where does “android” come from?

Android derives from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, the genitive singular of ἀνήρ meaning "man," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr.

android (English): A robot that is designed to look and act like a...

Definitions

  1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a...

Ancestry of “android”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinandroides—
2Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός →