'androecium' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'androecium,' where 'andr-' meant 'man, male' and 'oikos' meant 'house.'

'androecium' was formed in modern scientific Latin from Greek roots and became the standard botanical term in English.

Initially, it meant 'male house' (the male part of a flower), and this meaning has remained the same in modern usage as the collective stamens of a flower.