Where does “cryptobotany” come from?
cryptobotany (English) comes from English botany, 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.
cryptobotany (English): The study of plants whose existence has not been...
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- The study of plants whose existence has not been...
Ancestry of “cryptobotany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | botany | The scientific study of plants, a branch of... |
| 2 | English | botanic | Of or pertaining to botany; Any substance of... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | botanicus | — |
| 4 | French | botanique | botanical; botany |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοτανικός | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοτάνη | grass, fodder, pasture; herb |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βόσκω | feed, tend; feed, graze |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₃- | to graze, pasture; to keep |