Where does “paleoethnobotanist” come from?
paleoethnobotanist (English) comes from English ethnobotanist, from English botanist, 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.
paleoethnobotanist (English): A person engaged in paleoethnobotany
Definitions
- A person engaged in paleoethnobotany
Ancestry of “paleoethnobotanist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnobotanist | A scholar or researcher in the field of... |
| 2 | English | botanist | A person engaged in botany, the scientific 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 |