Where does “Android” come from?

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

Android (German): android

Definitions

  1. android

Ancestry of “Android”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAndroidA mobile operating system currently developed by Google
2New Latinandroides—
3Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
4Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
5Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

Words derived from “Android”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός →