Where does “ἀνθολογία” come from?

ἀνθολογία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ἀνθολογία (Ancient Greek): The act of gathering flowers; a collection of...

Definitions

  1. The act of gathering flowers; a collection of...

Ancestry of “ἀνθολογία”, step by step

ἀνθολογία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄνθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
2Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Ancient Greek λόγος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “ἀνθολογία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos →