Where does “アンドロイド” come from?

アンドロイド (Japanese) comes from English Android, from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

アンドロイド (Japanese): android (a robot that looks and acts like a human being)

Definitions

  1. android (a robot that looks and acts like a human being)

Ancestry of “アンドロイド”, 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
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός
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