'adonidin' originates from the plant name 'Adonis vernalis', where 'Adonis' refers to the Greek god of beauty and desire, and 'vernalis' means 'of the spring'.

The term 'adonidin' was derived from the plant name 'Adonis vernalis' and was adopted into scientific terminology to describe the glucoside extracted from it.

Initially, it referred specifically to the glucoside extracted from Adonis vernalis, and this meaning has remained consistent.