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An anthology is literally a “flower collection” or a “gathering of flowers.” The Greek anthologia is made of anther “flower” and logia, here meaning “collection” or “gathering.” In Greek it was a word for a collection of poems and aphorisms, used metaphorically…

… and it transferred into English as a word for a poetry collection before it was extended to other types of media.

If you’re looking for an anthology (in both senses) of word origin facts, I have a book coming out in early November called Into the Words: An Etymologist’s Field Guide to Plants, Animals, and Nature. Available everywhere, but Bookshop supports indie booksellers: bookshop.org/p/books/into...