Where does “lycanthropy” come from?
lycanthropy (English) comes from English lycanthrope, from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, from Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
lycanthropy (English): The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom
Definitions
- The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom
Ancestry of “lycanthropy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lycanthrope | A werewolf; More generally, any sort of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λυκάνθρωπος | werewolf, lycanthrope |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄνθρωπος | human being; person (as differentiated from gods, beasts, etc.) |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |