Where does “botany” come from?
botany (English) comes from English botanic, from Medieval Latin botanicus, from French botanique, from Ancient Greek βοτανικός, from Ancient Greek βοτάνη, from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.
botany (English): The scientific study of plants, a branch of...
Definitions
- The scientific study of plants, a branch of...
Ancestry of “botany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | botanic | Of or pertaining to botany; Any substance of... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | botanicus | — |
| 3 | French | botanique | botanical; botany |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βοτανικός | pertaining to herbs |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοτάνη | grass, fodder, pasture; herb |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόσκω | feed, tend; feed, graze |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₃- | to graze, pasture; to keep |
Words derived from “botany”
- botanical
- botanist
- botanically
- ethnobotanical
- ethnobotany
- archaeobotanical
- botanize
- paleobotany
- paleobotanical
- ethnobotanist
- macrobotanical
- paleobotanist
- palaeobotanical
- archaeobotany
- paleoethnobotanical
- botanizer
- paleoethnobotany
- palaeoethnobotany
- palaeobotanist
- geobotanical
- botanomancy
- geobotany
- archaeobotanist
- unbotanical