Where does “geobotanic” come from?

geobotanic (English) comes from English geo, from English geo-, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geobotanic (English): phytogeographical

Definitions

  1. phytogeographical

Ancestry of “geobotanic”, step by step

geobotanic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English geo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeoAn inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff
2Englishgeo-Earth; geography
3Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
4Latin-logia-logy; the study of
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via English botanic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotanicOf or pertaining to botany; Any substance of...
2Medieval Latinbotanicus
3Frenchbotaniquebotanical; botany
4Ancient Greekβοτανικόςpertaining to herbs
5Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
6Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep

via French géobotanique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgéobotanique
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek -λογίαEvery word from Ancient Greek λέγω
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