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android

Android is a learned borrowing from New Latin androīdēs, from Ancient Greek ἀνδροειδής ‘human-shaped’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνδροειδής1‘human-shaped’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900androīdēs1
  3. Englishtodayandroid1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English android

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  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνδροειδήςWiktionary, English android‘human-shaped’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900androīdēsWiktionary, English android
  3. EnglishtodayandroidWiktionary, English android

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Today it means

noun A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “android”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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