Etymology

android

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Today it means: A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one). Full definition →

New Latin androīdēs ← Ancient Greek ἀνδροειδής
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android · noun, adjective1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνδροειδής“human-shaped”
  2. New Latin · learned borrowing fromandroīdēs
  3. English todayandroid

Learned borrowing from New Latin androīdēs, from Ancient Greek ἀνδροειδής (androeidḗs, “human-shaped”). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.

Android · proper noun, noun2

See android.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.