English

anthoxanthin

From antho- + xanth- + -in.

Formed from antho- + xantho- + -in

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

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos ‘bloom’

Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos ‘flower, blossom’

Ancient Greek ἄνθος ‘flower’

Ancient Greek ξᾰνθός ‘yellow’

Today it means

noun Any of a group of water-soluble flavonoid pigments found in plants.

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Etymograph / anthoxanthin