Where does “paléobotanique” come from?

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

paléobotanique (French): paleobotany; paleobotanical

Definitions

  1. paleobotany; paleobotanical

Ancestry of “paléobotanique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbotaniquebotanical; botany
2Ancient Greekβοτανικόςpertaining to herbs
3Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
4Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep

Words derived from “paléobotanique

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek βόσκωEvery word from Ancient Greek βοτάνη
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