Where does “ethnomedicobotany” come from?
ethnomedicobotany (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.
ethnomedicobotany (English): The study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people within a medical context or application
Definitions
- The study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people within a medical context or application
Ancestry of “ethnomedicobotany”, step by step
ethnomedicobotany traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English botany
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | pertaining to herbs |
| 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 |
via English medico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medico | A physician or medical doctor; sometimes also a... |