lycanthropy
The origin and history of lycanthropy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos, “wolfman”). By surface analysis, it breaks down as lycanthrope plus -y (abstract noun suffix).
The origin and history of lycanthropy.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λῠκᾰνθρωπῐ́ᾱ (lŭkănthrōpĭ́ā), from λῠκᾰ́νθρωπος (lŭkắnthrōpos, “wolfman”). By surface analysis, it breaks down as lycanthrope plus -y (abstract noun suffix).
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