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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

  1. botanical, botanic; botanist

Ancestry of “botanico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbotanicus—
2Frenchbotaniquebotanical; botany
3Ancient Greekβοτανικός—
4Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
5Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep

Words derived from “botanico”

  • botanica
  • botanicamente
  • paleobotanica
  • paleobotanico
  • geobotanico
  • geobotanica
  • archeobotanica
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