'anemonol' originates from 'anemone' (the plant genus) and the chemical suffix '-ol', where 'anemone' refers to the plant and '-ol' denotes an alcohol in chemistry.

'anemonol' was coined in modern scientific English to describe a specific compound isolated from anemone plants, following standard chemical nomenclature.

Initially, it referred specifically to the alcohol compound found in anemone plants, and this meaning has remained consistent.