English
proteranthous
PIE word *h₂éndʰos From protero- (prefix meaning ‘earliest, first’) + -anthous (suffix specifying appearance or behavior of a plant's flowers).
Formed from protero- + -anthous
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before, in front of’
Ancient Greek πρότερος ‘anterior’
English protero-
Today it means
adj Of a plant: having flowers that appear earlier than the leaves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / proteranthous