'inflorescence' originates from Modern Latin, specifically the word 'inflorescentia,' where 'in-' meant 'in' and 'florescere' meant 'to begin to bloom.'

'inflorescentia' transformed into the French word 'inflorescence,' and eventually became the modern English word 'inflorescence.'

Initially, it meant 'the act of flowering,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a cluster or arrangement of flowers on a plant.'