Android
/ˈæn.drɔɪd/noun
A robot or synthetic being resembling a human.
Did you know?Android comes from Greek and is built from the same root as andros, the “male” side of words like androgen and polyandry, so its history is older than robots by over 2,000 years.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
andr-
“male; man”
Ancient Greek
GRK
-oeidēs
“form, shape; resembling”
18th Century
English
android
“a mechanical figure in human form”
20th Century
English
android
“a robot resembling a human being”
Modern English
English
android
“a humanlike robot or synthetic being”