anthropo-

/ˈænθɹəpə-//ænˈθɹɒpə-//ˌænθɹəˈpɒ-//ˌænθɹəpə-/

prefix

Forming words related to men or people.

OriginAncient Greek ἄνθρωπος →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative before vowel anthrop- · alternative nonstandard anthro-

  1. Forming words related to men or people.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
-anthropy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄνθρωπος“man, human”
  2. Englishanthropo-

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

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Translations

Afrikaans antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Basque antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Bulgarian антропо-
  • антропо- (antropo-)men; people
Catalan antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Czech antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Danish antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Dutch antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Esperanto antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Estonian antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Finnish antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
French anthropo-
  • anthropo-men; people
German anthropo-
  • anthropo-men; people
Greek ανθρωπο-
  • ανθρωπο- (anthropo-)men; people
Hebrew אַנְתְּרוֹפּוֹ־
  • אַנְתְּרוֹפּוֹ־ (antropo-)men; people
Hungarian antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Indonesian antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Irish antrapa-
  • antrapa-men; people
Italian antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Latin anthropo-
  • anthropo-men; people
Latvian antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Lithuanian antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Malay antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Norwegian Bokmål antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Polish antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Portuguese antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Romanian antropo-, антропо-
  • antropo-men; people
  • антропо- (antropo-)men; people
Russian антропо-
  • антропо- (antropo-)men; people
Slovak antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Spanish antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Swedish antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Tagalog antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Turkish antropo-
  • antropo-men; people
Ukrainian антропо-
  • антропо- (antropo-)men; people
Yiddish אַנטראָפּאָ־
  • אַנטראָפּאָ־ (antropo-)men; people
Cite this entry
APA

anthropo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropo-

MLA

“anthropo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropo-. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthropo-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropo-.

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