'florophile' originates from New Latin/Modern coinage, combining the element 'flor-' from Latin 'flōs, flōris' meaning 'flower' and the Greek-derived suffix '-phile' from 'phílos' meaning 'loving' or 'fond of'.

'florophile' was formed by combining Neo-Latin root 'flor-' (from Latin 'flōs') with the Greek-derived suffix '-phile', influenced by similar 19th–20th century coinages in English and French; it entered English as a rare learned/collecting-term meaning 'lover of flowers'.

Initially constructed to mean 'a lover of flowers,' the term has retained that specific sense and is still used chiefly in literary, botanical-hobbyist, or specialist contexts.