English
anther
Anther comes from Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός ‘flowery, blooming’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂endʰ-1‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éndʰos2‘bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ántʰos2‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνθος3ánthos‘flower’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνθηρός3anthērós‘flowery, blooming’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900anthēra4
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanthère3
- Englishtodayanther3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄνθος
- 3 Wiktionary, English anther
- 4 Wiktionary, French anthère
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂endʰ-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éndʰosWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄνθος‘bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ántʰosWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄνθος‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνθοςWiktionary, English antheránthos‘flower’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνθηρόςWiktionary, English antheranthērós‘flowery, blooming’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900anthēraWiktionary, French anthère
- Frenchc. 1600–presentanthèreWiktionary, English anther
- EnglishtodayantherWiktionary, English anther
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- ‘to bloom’
Today it means
noun The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- / anther