'anematosis' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'anemos,' meaning 'wind,' combined with the suffix '-osis,' which denotes a condition or disease.

'anemos' and '-osis' were combined in modern scientific Latin to form 'anematosis,' which was then adopted into English scientific terminology.

Initially, it meant 'a disease condition caused by wind,' and this meaning has remained specific to plant pathology in modern usage.