The origin of the word ‘anthropology’

The term anthropology ostensibly is a produced compound of Greek ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, “human being” (understood to mean “humankind” or “humanity”), and a supposed –λογία -logia, “study”. The compound, however, is unknown in ancient Greek or Latin, whether classical or mediaeval.

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