Etymology

hypanthium

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Today it means: The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éndʰos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ántʰos
  7. Ancient Greekἄνθος (ánthos)
  8. English todayhypanthium

From hypo- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) + English -ium.

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