Etymology

cynanthropy

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Today it means: A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κύων
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκύων“dog”
  2. English todaycynanthropy

Coined based on Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκύων all →

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