'anagyris' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'anagyris', which was borrowed from Ancient Greek 'ἀνάγυρις' (anágyris), where it referred to the same plant.

'anagyris' changed from the Ancient Greek word 'ἀνάγυρις' to the Latin 'anagyris', and eventually became the modern English word 'anagyris'.

Initially, it meant 'a type of leguminous shrub', and this meaning has remained the same in modern usage.