'anthroposociologist' originates from Modern English, specifically formed by combining Greek 'anthropos' and Modern Latin/Neo-Latin elements from 'sociology' and Greek-derived suffix '-logist', where 'anthropos' meant 'human', 'socius' (in 'sociology') meant 'companion' or 'social', and 'logos' (in the suffix '-logist') meant 'study' or 'account'.

'anthroposociologist' emerged as a compound blending the stems of 'anthropologist' and 'sociologist' (and the interdisciplinary label 'anthroposociology') in modern academic English and came into use to designate researchers working at the intersection of anthropology and sociology.

Initially, the components signified 'one who studies humans' (from 'anthropos-') and 'one who studies society' (from 'socio-'); over time the compounded form came to mean specifically an integrated, interdisciplinary practitioner who applies both anthropological and sociological approaches.