Where does “geobotanical” come from?
geobotanical (English) comes from English botanical, 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 — to graze, pasture; to keep.
geobotanical (English): Relating to geobotany
Definitions
- Relating to geobotany
Ancestry of “geobotanical”, step by step
geobotanical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English botanical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | botanical | Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study... |
| 2 | English | botany | The scientific study of plants, a branch of... |
| 3 | English | botanic | Of or pertaining to botany; Any substance of... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | botanicus | — |
| 5 | French | botanique | botanical; botany |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοτανικός | pertaining to herbs |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοτάνη | grass, fodder, pasture; herb |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βόσκω | feed, tend; feed, graze |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₃- | to graze, pasture; to keep |
via English geo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geo | An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff |
| 2 | English | geo- | Earth; geography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |