Synonyms & related words for pithecanthropus

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Words related to pithecanthropus

Explore words related to pithecanthropus — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sinanthropus, hominid, pongid, dryopithecine, hominidae, australopithecine, zinjanthropus, hominoid. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does pithecanthropus come from?

The word pithecanthropus breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: pithec, from Greek pithekos (“ape”); anthrop, from Greek anthropos (“human”); and -us, from Latin us (“nominal ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.