άνθος

Lemma: άνθος

Translation: flower; blossom; bloom (noun)

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos), meaning 'flower' or 'blossom'. This root is found in many English words such as anthology (literally 'flower collection', originally a collection of poems), anthodium (a type of flower head), and anthomania (an excessive love for flowers). The word is related to the Indo-European root *andh- meaning 'to bloom'.