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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | botanicus | — |
| 2 | French | botanique | botanical; botany |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βοτανικός | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “botanico”