[1650–60; anthropo- + -latry]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cardholder, oscillation, parade, parameter, profileanthropo- is a learned borrowing from Greek meaning “human,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix anthropo- include: anthropogenic, anthropography, anthropometer, anthropometry, anthropomorphism