different between anthropogenesis vs anthropogeny

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

anthropogenesis (uncountable)

1. The origin of man.

Usage notes

May be used both in mythological contexts (myths of the origin of the first human beings) and in scientific context.Scientific use may pertain either to paleoanthropology (human evolution) or to the development of the human fetus.

Synonyms

• anthropogeny

Related terms

• anthropogenic

Translations

English

Etymology

anthropo- +? -geny, attested 1839.As it were from a Greek *????????????? (*anthr?pogéneia), hypothetical abstract noun of ???????????? (anthr?pogen?s, “born of man”).

Noun

anthropogeny (usually uncountable, plural anthropogenies)

1. The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.

Translations

See also

• anthropogenic
• anthropogenesis
• cosmogony
• evolution