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Where does “botaniko” come from?

botaniko (Esperanto) comes from Ancient Greek βοτανικός, from Ancient Greek βοτάνη, from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.

botaniko (Esperanto): botany

Definitions

  1. botany

Ancestry of “botaniko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβοτανικός—
2Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
3Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep

Words derived from “botaniko”

  • botanikisto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- →