Where does “paleoethnobotanical” come from?
paleoethnobotanical (English) comes from English ethnobotanical, from English botanical, from English botany, from English botanic, from Medieval Latin botanicus, from French botanique, from Ancient Greek βοτανικός, from Ancient Greek βοτάνη — to graze, pasture; to keep.
paleoethnobotanical (English): Relating to paleoethnobotany
Definitions
- Relating to paleoethnobotany
Ancestry of “paleoethnobotanical”, step by step
paleoethnobotanical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ethnobotanical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnobotanical | Of or pertaining to ethnobotany; Any plant used... |
| 2 | English | botanical | Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study... |
| 3 | English | botany | The scientific study of plants, a branch of... |
| 4 | English | botanic | Of or pertaining to botany; Any substance of... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | botanicus | — |
| 6 | French | botanique | botanical; botany |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοτανικός | pertaining to herbs |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βοτάνη | grass, fodder, pasture; herb |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βόσκω | feed, tend; feed, graze |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₃- | to graze, pasture; to keep |
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |