anthropogeny
English
Etymology
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)
- The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
Translations
study of human origins and development
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See also
- anthropogenic
- anthropogenesis
- cosmogony
- evolution