anthology

/ænˈθɒlədʒi/an-THO-luh-jee

/ænˈθɑlədʒi/an-THAH-luh-jee

Meaninga gathering of flowers

Common meaning: a collection of writings, literally a gathering of flowers

antha flower, bloomLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 128 · scan
loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
ynoun ending: study, state or act

‘a flower, bloom’ + ‘a word, saying’ → anthology

Journey through time

anth — Greek ἄνθος “a flower, bloom” (path traced)
log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (path traced)

Greekἄνθος + λόγος (lógos)‘a flower, bloom + a word, saying’
Englishanthology‘a collection of writings, literally a gathering of flowers’ · today

anth also in: chrysanthemum

log also in: logic biology ecology geology zoology

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Greek ἄνθος ‘a flower, bloom’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ANTHOLOGY, p. 26 · dictionary scan

Roots

λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
ἄνθος Greek “a flower, bloom”

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