Etymology

anther

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Today it means: The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower. Full definition →

French anthère ← Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνθηρός“flowery, blooming”
  2. French · derived fromanthère
  3. English todayanther

From French anthère, from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery, blooming”), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “a flower”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνθηρός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.