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Where does “βόσκω” come from?

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

βόσκω (Ancient Greek): feed, tend; feed, graze

Definitions

  1. feed, tend; feed, graze

Ancestry of “βόσκω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep

Words derived from “βόσκω”

  • proboscis
  • proboscides
  • probosciform
  • botanica
  • proboscis
  • botanista
  • botanique
  • zoobotanique
  • paléobotanique
  • botaniquement
  • botanikk
  • botaniker
  • βοτανικός
  • βόσκω
  • botanika
  • botanikk
  • βοτανικός
  • βοτάνη
  • συβώτης
  • προβοσκίς
  • botanik
  • botanică
  • botanic
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