English
perianthium
Perianthium comes from New Latin perianthium, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος ‘flower’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- ‘to bloom’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂endʰ-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éndʰos‘bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ántʰos‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνθος‘flower’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900perianthium
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂endʰ-‘to bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éndʰos‘bloom’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ántʰos‘flower, blossom’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνθος‘flower’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900perianthium
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from peri- + ἄνθος ‘flower’ + -ium
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before’
Proto-Indo-European *peri ‘in crossing’
Ancient Greek περί ‘about, around’
English peri-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- ‘to bloom’
through Ancient Greek ἄνθος ‘flower’
Today it means
noun The perianth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- / perianthium