'andromonoecious' originates from Greek, specifically the words 'anēr, andros' meaning 'man' and 'monoikos' meaning 'single house', with the suffix '-ous' meaning 'having the quality of'.

'andromonoecious' was formed in modern scientific English from Greek roots to describe plants with both male and bisexual flowers on the same individual.

Initially, it referred specifically to the botanical condition of having both male and bisexual flowers, and this meaning has remained unchanged.