Etymology of the English word androecium
the English word
androeciumderived from the Latin word
androeciumderived from the Greek word
oikion, οἰκίον
using the New Latin prefix
andro-derived from the Greek prefix
andro-derived from the Greek word
aner, ἀνήρ (a man (properly as an individual male))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ner-Date
The earliest known usage of androecium in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
