anthropo-
repr. Gr. ἀνθρωπο- stem and comb. form of ἄνθρωπος man. In compounds formed in Greek itself, as anthropopœia, ἀνθρωποποιία; in others formed in L.; and in many of mod. formation. The pronunciation differs with the accent; and when the primary stress falls on the following syllable, the position of the secondary stress fluctuates from anˌthrōpo- in learned words, to ˌanthropo- in the more popular, as in anˌthrōpoˈlogical, ˌanthropoˈlogical.