anthropogeny

English

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -geny, attested 1839. As it were from a Greek *ἀνθρωπογένεια (*anthrōpogéneia), hypothetical abstract noun of ἀνθρωπογενής (anthrōpogenḗs, “born of man”).

Noun

anthropogeny (usually uncountable, plural anthropogenies)

1. The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.

Translations

study of human origins and development

• Finnish: antropogenia
• French: anthropogénie (fr) f
• Greek : ανθρωπογένεια f (anthropogéneia); anthropogenesis, a hyponym: ανθρωπογένεση f (anthropogénesi)
• Irish: antrapaigineas m
• Polish: antropogenia f, antropogeneza (pl) f
• Portuguese: antropogenia f
• Russian: антропогенез (ru) m (antropogenez)

See also

• anthropogenic
• anthropogenesis
• cosmogony
• evolution