Where does “droid” come from?
droid (English) comes from English Android, from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.
droid (English): A robot, especially one made with some physical...
Definitions
- A robot, especially one made with some physical...
Ancestry of “droid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Android | — |
| 2 | New Latin | androides | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | — |
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