Etymology

therianthrope

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Today it means: Any mythical being which is part human, part animal, or is able to shift between human and animal forms. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰḗr ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰḗr
  3. Ancient Greekθήρ (thḗr)
  4. Ancient Greekθηρίον (thēríon)
  5. Ancient Greekἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos)
  6. English todaytherianthrope

From Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.