English

anthroposemiotics

From anthropo- + semiotics.

Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος ‘man, human’

Proto-Indo-European *dʰyéh₂mn̥

Ancient Greek σῆμα ‘mark, sign’

Ancient Greek σημεῖον ‘a mark, sign, token’

Ancient Greek σημειόω ‘to mark, interpret as a portend’

Ancient Greek σημειωτικός ‘fitted for marking, portending’

Today it means

noun The study of human communication.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anthroposemiotics