Where does “ἑλμινθοβότανον” come from?

ἑλμινθοβότανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βοτᾰ́νη — grass, fodder, pasture.

ἑλμινθοβότανον (Ancient Greek): herb used as a specific for worms, perhaps tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Definitions

  1. herb used as a specific for worms, perhaps tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Ancestry of “ἑλμινθοβότανον”, step by step

ἑλμινθοβότανον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βοτᾰ́νη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβοτᾰ́νηgrass, fodder, pasture

via Ancient Greek ἕλμῐνς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕλμῐνςparasitic worm
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