Where does “pharmacognosy” come from?

pharmacognosy (English) comes from English -gnosy, from Ancient Greek -γνωσία, from Ancient Greek γνῶσις, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

pharmacognosy (English): A branch of pharmacology that studies medical...

Definitions

  1. A branch of pharmacology that studies medical...

Ancestry of “pharmacognosy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gnosyScientific knowledge of a subject
2Ancient Greek-γνωσία—
3Ancient Greekγνῶσιςinquiry; knowledge; fame
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “pharmacognosy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek γνῶσις →Every word from English -gnosy →