Definition of ANTHROPOGENESIS

anthropogenesis

Noun

  • the evolution or genesis of the human race
  • The origin of man.

Origin / Etymology

From anthropo- + -genesis, attested in English 1862, replacing or used alongside earlier anthropogeny; earlier use in German Anthropogenesis and French anthropogénésie (alongside anthropogénie), from the 1820s.

Synonyms

anthropogeny

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