'anthomania' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'ánthos' and 'mánia', where 'ánthos' meant 'flower' and 'mánia' meant 'madness' or 'frenzy'.

'anthomania' is a modern coinage formed in English (via New Latin/modern medical usage) by combining Greek elements 'anthos' + 'mania' to denote an obsessive fondness for flowers.

Initially the components literally meant 'flower' + 'madness', and the assembled term has retained that core sense as an obsessive or compulsive attraction to flowers in modern usage.