Etymology of the English word antirrhinum
the English word
antirrhinumderived from the Latin word
antirrhinumderived from the Greek word
antirrhinonusing the Greek prefix
anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word
anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anti-Date
The earliest known usage of antirrhinum in English dates from the 16th century.
