antho-comb. form
Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin antho-.
Etymology: < classical Latin and scientific Latin antho- (in e.g. anthologicon : see anthologic n.) < ancient Greek ἀνθο- , combining form (in e.g. ἀνθοϕόρος : see anthophore n.) of ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.). Compare French antho- (formations in which are found from at least the early 19th cent.), German antho- (formations in which are found from the first half of the 19th cent.).Attested in a large number of words ultimately of Greek and Latin origin, earliest in anthologic n. (beginning of the 17th cent.). Occasional formations within English are found from the first half of the 19th cent., e.g. anthotype n., anthostele n.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).