Etymology of the English word anemone
the English word
anemonederived from the Latin word
anemone (one or other of species of anemone, wind-flower; the plant othonna)
derived from the Greek word
anemone, ἀνεμώνη
derived from the Greek word
anemos, ἄνεμος (wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anə-Date
The earliest known usage of anemone in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
anemoon, French
anémone, German
Anemone, Norwegian
anemone, Swedish
anemoneUsage
Word found in Modern English
