English
galeanthropy
Galeanthropy comes from Ancient Greek γαλῆ ‘contracted form of γαλέη’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγαλῆgalê‘contracted form of γαλέη’
- Englishearliest quotation 1973galeanthropy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγαλῆgalê‘contracted form of γαλέη’
- Englishearliest quotation 1973galeanthropy
Earliest quotation: 1973, M. E. Kerr pseudonym; Marijane Meaker, Am I Trapped Forever?: “That is the most interesting delusion I've come across…”
A compound of γαλέη ‘weasel’ + ἄνθρωπος ‘humanity’
Proto-Indo-European *gl̥h₁éys ‘weasel, mouse’
Ancient Greek γαλέη ‘weasel’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘to see’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs ‘eye’
Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs ‘eye’
Ancient Greek ὤψ ‘face, appearance, look’
Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος ‘humanity’
Every English word from Ancient Greek γαλῆ
Today it means
noun The mental condition of thinking that one has become a cat, which is usually manifested in the adoption of feline mannerisms and habits.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γαλῆ / galeanthropy