Editing Anthology (section)

==Etymology==
The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the [[Greek language#Greek loanwords in other languages|Greek]] word, ἀνθολογία (''anthologic'', literally "a collection of blossoms", from {{lang|grc|ἄνθος}}, ''ánthos'', flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, [[Meleager of Gadara#The Garland of Meleager|the ''Garland'']] ({{lang|grc|Στέφανος}}, ''stéphanos''), the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower. That ''Garland'' by [[Meleager of Gadara|Meléagros of Gadara]]  formed the kernel for what has become known as the [[Greek Anthology]].

''[[Florilegium]]'', a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in medieval Europe for an anthology of Latin proverbs and textual excerpts. Shortly before anthology had entered the language, English had begun using florilegium as a word for such a collection.<ref name=def/>