Etymology

andro-

Today it means: human Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *anḗr ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
  2. Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
  4. English todayandro-

From Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνδρός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.