antho-
combining form
: flower
anthocyanin
anthophilous
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Greek, combining form from ánthos "flower," neuter s-stem, of uncertain origin
Note: Greek ánthos was traditionally linked with Sanskrit andhas-, ándhaḥ "sprout of the soma plant," but this has been questioned; other proposed comparisons are still more tenuous.
- Passy
- passymeasure
- passé
- past
- past absolute
- past bearing
- past continuous
- past descriptive
- past due
- past future
- past future perfect
- past historic
- past it
- past master
- purchased
- purchaseless
- purchaser
- purchasers
- purchases
- purchasing
- purchasing agent
- purchasing department
- purchasing power
- purchasing power parity
- purdah