The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromφῐλόδενδρον
- New Latin · borrowed fromphilodendron
- English todayphilodendron
From New Latin philodendron, from Ancient Greek φῐλόδενδρον (phĭlódendron), neuter of φῐλόδενδρος (phĭlódendros, “loving trees”). First known use: 1877.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.