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Where does “βοτάνη” come from?

βοτάνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.

βοτάνη (Ancient Greek): grass, fodder, pasture; herb

Definitions

  1. grass, fodder, pasture; herb

Ancestry of “βοτάνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep

Words derived from “βοτάνη”

  • botanica
  • botanista
  • zoobotanique
  • botanique
  • paléobotanique
  • botaniquement
  • botanikk
  • botaniker
  • βοτανικός
  • botanika
  • botanikk
  • βοτανικός
  • botanik
  • botanică
  • botanic
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