'anemone' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'anemone', which came from Greek 'anemōnē', where 'anemos' meant 'wind'.

'anemone' changed from the Greek word 'anemōnē' to Latin 'anemone', and eventually became the modern English word 'anemone'.

Initially, it meant 'windflower', a flower associated with the wind, but over time it also came to refer to certain sea creatures (sea anemones).