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Where does “geobotanica” come from?

geobotanica (Italian) comes from Italian botanica, from Italian botanico, 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.

geobotanica (Italian): geobotany, phytogeography; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. geobotany, phytogeography; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “geobotanica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbotanicabotany; female equivalent of botanico; feminine...
2Italianbotanicobotanical, botanic; botanist
3Medieval Latinbotanicus—
4Frenchbotaniquebotanical; botany
5Ancient Greekβοτανικός—
6Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
7Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep
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