Indo-European Lexicon
PIE Etymon and IE Reflexes
Below we display: a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) etymon adapted from Pokorny, with our own English gloss; our Semantic Field assignment(s) for the etymon, linked to information about the field(s); an optional Comment; and Reflexes (derived words) in various Indo-European languages, organized by family/group in west-to-east order where Germanic is split into West/North/East families and English, our language of primary emphasis, is artificially separated from West Germanic. IE Reflexes appear most often as single words with any optional letter(s) enclosed in parentheses; but alternative full spellings are separated by '/' and "principal parts" appear in a standard order (e.g. masculine, feminine, and neuter forms) separated by commas.
Reflexes are annotated with: Part-of-Speech and/or other Grammatical feature(s); a short Gloss which, especially for modern English reflexes, may be confined to the oldest sense; and some Source citation(s) with 'LRC' always understood as editor. Keys to PoS/Gram feature abbreviations and Source codes appear below the reflexes; at the end are links to the previous/next etyma [in Pokorny's alphabetic order] that have reflexes.
All reflex pages are currently under active construction; as time goes on, corrections may be made and/or more etyma & reflexes may be added.
Pokorny Etymon: andh-, anedh- 'to sprout, bloom, blossom; herb, anther'
Semantic Field(s): to Grow
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| English: | acidanthera | n | (type of) flower | AHD/W7 |
| agapanthus | n | (type of) flower | AHD/W7 | |
| anthemion | n | architectural floral motif | AHD/W7 | |
| anther | n | pollen-bearing part of flower | AHD/W7 | |
| anthesis | n | a flower's open period | AHD/W7 | |
| chrysanthemum | n | chrysanthemum (flower) | AHD/W7 | |
| dianthus | n | (type of) flower | AHD/W7 | |
| hydranth | n | feeding individual of a hydroid colony | AHD/W7 | |
| monanthous | adj | bearing a single flower | AHD | |
| strophanthin | n | toxic serum made from Strophanthus plant | AHD/W7 | |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | anthēra | n | medicine made from flowers | AHD |
| chrysanthemum | n.neut | chrysanthemum | W7 | |
| Medieval Latin: | anthēra | n | pollen | AHD |
| New Latin: | acidanthera | n.fem | acidanthera | W7 |
| agapanthus | n.masc | agapanthus | W7 | |
| anthera | n.fem | anther, medicine made from flowers | W7 | |
| anthesis | n.fem | blooming | W7 | |
| dianthus | n.masc | dianthus | W7 | |
| Strophanthus | n.masc | genus of tropical trees/vines | W7 | |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Homeric Greek: | ἀνθεμόεις | adj | flowery | LRC |
| ἀνθέω | vb | to bloom, blossom | LRC | |
| ἄνθος | n.neut | flower, blossom | LRC | |
| Greek: | ἄνθεμον | n.neut | flower | LS |
| ἀνθέω | vb | to bloom, blossom | LS | |
| anthēra | n.fem | anther, medicine made from flowers | W7 | |
| ἀνθηρός | adj | blooming, flowery | LS | |
| anthēsis | n.fem | bloom | W7 | |
| anthologein | vb | to gather flowers | AHD | |
| chrysanthemon | n.neut | chrysanthemum | W7 | |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| vb | = | verb |
Key to information Source codes (always with 'LRC' as editor):
| Code | Citation | |
|---|---|---|
| AHD | = | Calvert Watkins: The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, 2nd ed. (2000) |
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| LS | = | Liddell and Scott: Greek-English Lexicon, 7th-9th ed's (1882-1940), rev. |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
