Where does “anémone” come from?

anémone (French) comes from Latin anemōnē, from Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη, from Ancient Greek ἄνεμος, from Proto-Hellenic ánemos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

anémone (French): anemone; anemone, sea anemone

Definitions

  1. anemone; anemone, sea anemone

Ancestry of “anémone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanemōnēwindflower, anemone
2Ancient Greekἀνεμώνηpoppy anemone; Greek anemone
3Ancient Greekἄνεμοςwind, breeze, gale; any of the four cardinal...
4Proto-Hellenicánemoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “anémone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ánemos →