Etymology

-anthous

Today it means: Having flowers with a specific behavior or appearance. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄνθος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄνθος“flower”
  2. English today-anthous

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄνθος all →

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