'anthropologically' originates from English, specifically the adjective 'anthropological', where the Greek root 'anthropos' meant 'human' and 'logia' (as in '-logy') meant 'study'.

'anthropologically' developed from the adjective 'anthropological', which in turn came from the noun 'anthropology' (from Modern Latin 'anthropologia' and Greek 'anthropos' + 'logia'); the adverbial form in English was created by adding the suffix '-ally' to the adjective.

Initially the roots referred to the 'study of humans'; over time the adverb came to mean 'in a way relating to anthropology or to human cultures', used to mark a viewpoint or method.