ἄκανθος
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- The acanthus plant
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ἀκή (point, thorn, extremity, tip) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (flower, sprout, blossom).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἄνθος
Gloss
flower, sprout, blossom
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
花
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -anth English
- acanth- English
- acantho- English
- acanthokeratodermia English
- acanthus English
- acanthinus Latin
- acanthius Latin
- acanthus Latin
- anthus Latin
- urus Latin
- anto- Italian
- acanthe French
- Κλεάνθης Ancient Greek
- Τιμάνθης Ancient Greek
- αἷμα Ancient Greek
- μελάνθιον Ancient Greek
- μηνάνθος Ancient Greek
- μυάκανθος Ancient Greek
- μυακάνθινος Ancient Greek
- μῦς Ancient Greek
- στρόφος Ancient Greek
- τρίναξ Ancient Greek
- ἀκή Ancient Greek
- ἀνθέω Ancient Greek
- ἀνθίας Ancient Greek
- ἀνθολογία Ancient Greek
- ἄκανθα Ancient Greek
- ἄνθινος Ancient Greek
- ἄνθος Ancient Greek
- Ἀνδοκίδης Ancient Greek
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- anto- Portuguese
- *ūraz Proto-Germanic
- acanta- Irish
- acantas Irish
- antó- Irish
- uro Esperanto
- άνθος Greek (modern)
- acantho- Translingual
- *ántʰos Proto-Hellenic