Etymology

enanthesis

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Today it means: An eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐν“in, intra”
  2. English todayenanthesis

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in, intra”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), i.e. “efflorescence from within”. Compare enanthem.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐν all →

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