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Etymology of the English word lycanthrope

the English word lycanthrope

derived from the New Latin word lycanthrope

derived from the Greek word lukanthropos, λυκάνθρωπος, λυκάνϑρωπος

derived from the Greek word anthropos, ἄνθρωπος (man; man-faced; a human being)

derived from the Greek word lukos, λύκος (a wolf)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wl₀kʷo-

The earliest known usage of lycanthrope in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English