Ammonius of Hermeias includes the famous etymology given in the Cratylus (see the respective etymology), but he also gives two etymologies which do not occur in other texts. Obviously all three etymologies give him satisfactory explanations for various aspects of the nature of human beings. The etymologies are descriptive and this one refers to the feature of mankind according to which man can articulate his vocal sounds. It is the second time that Ammonius uses the attribute of articulated vocal sound (ops) to give the etymology of ἄνθρωπος, the human being (see also "μέροψ"). The parallel texts for this etymology replace the compound διαρθροῦν by the word ἔναρθρον. Anyway the preverb does not play a significant role in the etymological link and the core of the interpretation is the "articulation"