anthropo-

Combining form of Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”).

• (stress on first syllable; e.g., Anthropocene) IPA^(key): /ˈænθɹəpə-/
• (stress on second syllable; e.g., Anthropocene (one pronunciation)) IPA^(key): /ænˈθɹɒpə-/
• (stress on third syllable; e.g., anthropology) IPA^(key): /ˌænθɹəˈpɒ-/
• (stress on fourth syllable; e.g., anthropocentric) IPA^(key): /ˌænθɹəpə-/, /ˌænθɹəpoʊ-/, /ˌænθɹoʊpə-/

anthropo-

1. Forming words related to men or people.

In English found primarily in complete loanwords from Greek, Latin, since the second half of the 16th century (anthropography, anthropophagi).

Not generally productive in English, but some words are based on medieval or early modern Latin coinages, e.g. anthroposophy, from Renaissance-era Latin anthroposophia, and some more recent coinages, such as anthropometry (1839, from French).

• anthro-

• -anthropy

• simio-

From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human”).

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁɔ.po/

anthropo-

1. anthropo-

-anthrope

• “anthropo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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anthropo-

1. anthropo-