Where does “zoobotanical” come from?
zoobotanical (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.
zoobotanical (English): zoological and botanical
Definitions
- zoological and botanical
Ancestry of “zoobotanical”, step by step
zoobotanical 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 zoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoo | A park where live animals are exhibited; Any... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |