'gynandria' originates from New Latin and ultimately from Greek elements, specifically from Greek 'gynē' meaning 'woman, female' and 'andr-' (from 'anēr, andros') meaning 'man, male'.

'gynandria' entered scientific usage via New Latin formed from Greek elements ('gyn-' + 'andr-') and was adopted into English botanical vocabulary to describe flowers combining male and female parts.

Initially it referred generally to the combination of female and male elements (from the Greek compound), and over time it came to be a specialized botanical term meaning 'flowers with fused male and female reproductive parts'.