Lycanthrope is from Latin (for wolf-man)… Werewolf is basically the same thing but without the Latin roots… Now what does "were" means in English? Past of to be?
Regardless of the literal meaning of lycanthrope in a dead language we’re not actually communicating in, in *modern* fiction, "Lycanthrope" is a more general term for were-creatures of all types, whereas "werewolf" is a specific species.
The term has been used this way often enough by enough content creators to qualify as a valid term with this definition. Language is not static; it changes as we change how we use it.
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What’s the difference?
Four different were’s: Niko in panel one, Egru in two, Havrah in three and Maran in four
i believe milo meant in relation to the previous comic where lucas screamed lycnthorpes
Hmm, good point
Werebear, wererat, wereboar. I think there may even have been a werebadger at one point
Don’t forget the weretigers.
And werebats from the Undermountain.
These look more like were-lions.
that is what i was thinking
Lycanthrope is from Latin (for wolf-man)… Werewolf is basically the same thing but without the Latin roots… Now what does "were" means in English? Past of to be?
The "were" part is from the old English "wer" for Man. So it’s Wolf-Man in Old English.
Regardless of the literal meaning of lycanthrope in a dead language we’re not actually communicating in, in *modern* fiction, "Lycanthrope" is a more general term for were-creatures of all types, whereas "werewolf" is a specific species.
The term has been used this way often enough by enough content creators to qualify as a valid term with this definition. Language is not static; it changes as we change how we use it.
Which came from the Latin "vir", pronounced close to were… meaning "man"
Lycanthrope is Greek.