Meanings
plural anthropogenies
- uncountableusuallyHuman origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man; the study of those things.
Holonym: anthropology
Synonyms: anthropogenesis, anthropogony
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHuman origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man; the study of those things.
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- + -geny, attested 1839. As it were from a Greek *ἀνθρωπογένεια (*anthrōpogéneia), hypothetical abstract noun of ἀνθρωπογενής (anthrōpogenḗs, “born of man”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish antropogenia
- antropogeniastudy of human origins and development
French anthropogénie
- anthropogéniestudy of human origins and development
German Anthropogenie
- Anthropogeniestudy of human origins and development
Greek ανθρωπογένεια, anthropogenesis
- ανθρωπογένεια (anthropogéneia)study of human origins and development
- anthropogenesisstudy of human origins and development
- a hyponym: ανθρωπογένεση (anthropogénesi)study of human origins and development
Irish antrapaigineas
- antrapaigineasstudy of human origins and development
Polish antropogenia, antropogeneza
- antropogeniastudy of human origins and development
- antropogenezastudy of human origins and development
Portuguese antropogenia
- antropogeniastudy of human origins and development
Russian антропогенез
- антропогенез (antropogenez)study of human origins and development
Cite this entry
anthropogeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropogeny
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