Meanings
suffix
- biologyflower
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éndʰos
- Proto-Hellenic*ántʰos
- Ancient Greekἄνθος (ánthos)
- English-anth
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
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APA
-anth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-anth
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“-anth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-anth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-anth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-anth.
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