anthropology
/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/an-thruh-PO-luh-jee
/ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/an-thruh-PAH-luh-jee
Meaningthe study of humans
Common meaning: the study of humankind
- anthropa human beingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 129 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘a human being’ + ‘a word, saying’ → anthropology
Journey through time
- anthrop — Greek ἄνθρωπος “a human being” (path traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (path traced)
- Greekἄνθρωπος + λόγος (lógos)‘a human being + a word, saying’
- Englishanthropology‘the study of humankind’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄνθρωπος ‘a human being’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry ἄνθρωπος, p. 129 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
- ἄνθρωπος Greek “a human being”
Related words
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