Where does “anthropoid” come from?
Anthropoid derives from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος combined with Ancient Greek -ειδής, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see or perceive.
anthropoid (English): having characteristics of a human, usually in...
Definitions
- having characteristics of a human, usually in...
Ancestry of “anthropoid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀνθρωποειδής | looking like a human, in human form, humanoid |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |