"-anth" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos)bor. English -anth Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|grc:ἄνθος<t:flower>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos)bor. English -anth [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "flower", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "flower", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bloom", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂éndʰos", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*ántʰos", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἄνθος", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-anth", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-anth"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -anth, {{en-suffix}} -anth
  1. (biology) flower Tags: morpheme Derived forms: limnanth, rhizanth
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