Etymograph

English

anthomaniac

From antho- + maniac.

A compound of antho- + maniac

Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- ‘to bloom’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos ‘bloom’

Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos ‘flower, blossom’

Ancient Greek ἄνθος ‘flower’

English antho-

Today it means

noun Someone who has anthomania.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anthomaniac