myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of polyanthus

Etymology of the Latin word polyanthus

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 New Latin