myEtymology.com: English etymology of polyanthus

Etymology of the English word polyanthus

the English word polyanthus

derived from the New Latin word polyanthus

derived from the Greek word poluanthos

derived from the Greek word anthos, ἄνθος (a blossom)

using the Byzantine Greek prefix polu-, πολυ-

derived from the Greek word polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-

Word found in Modern English