Meanings
- uncountableThe origin of man (humans); its study.
Holonym: anthropology
Synonyms: anthropogeny, anthropogony
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe origin of man (humans); its study.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe evolution or genesis of the human race
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From anthropo- + -genesis, attested in English 1862, replacing or used alongside earlier anthropogeny; earlier use in German Anthropogenesis and French anthropogénésie (alongside anthropogénie), from the 1820s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Brazilian Portuguese antropogênese
- antropogênesethe origin of man
European Portuguese antropogénese
- antropogénesethe origin of man
Finnish antropogenia, antropogeneesi
- antropogeniathe origin of man
- antropogeneesithe origin of man
Irish antrapaigineas
- antrapaigineasthe origin of man
Italian antropogenesi
- antropogenesithe origin of man
Polish antropogeneza, antropogenia
- antropogenezathe origin of man
- antropogeniathe origin of man
Tagalog palatauhan
- palatauhanthe origin of man
Cite this entry
anthropogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropogenesis
“anthropogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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