Where does “botanico” come from?

botanico (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin botanicus, 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.

botanico (Italian): botanical, botanic; botanist

Definitions

botanical, botanic; botanist

Ancestry of “botanico”, step by step

botanico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin botanicus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	botanicus	—
2	French	botanique	botanical; botany
3	Ancient Greek	βοτανικός	pertaining to herbs
4	Ancient Greek	βοτάνη	grass, fodder, pasture; herb
5	Ancient Greek	βόσκω	feed, tend; feed, graze
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷeh₃-	to graze, pasture; to keep

via Latin botanicus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	botanicus	—

Words derived from “botanico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βόσκω →Every word from Ancient Greek βοτάνη →