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Where does “gynoid” come from?

gynoid (English) comes from English Android, from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

gynoid (English): An android in female form; Gynaecoid; Of,...

Definitions

  1. An android in female form; Gynaecoid; Of,...

Ancestry of “gynoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAndroid—
2New Latinandroides—
3Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
4Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
5Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—
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