Where does “βοτανικός” come from?
βοτανικός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βοτανικός, from Ancient Greek βοτάνη, from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.
βοτανικός (Greek): botanical
Ancestry of “βοτανικός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | βοτανικός | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βοτάνη | grass, fodder, pasture; herb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βόσκω | feed, tend; feed, graze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₃- | to graze, pasture; to keep |