Where does “paleobotanica” come from?
paleobotanica (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.
paleobotanica (Italian): paleobotany
Definitions
- paleobotany
Ancestry of “paleobotanica”, step by step
paleobotanica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian botanica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | botanica | botany; female equivalent of botanico; feminine... |
| 2 | Italian | botanico | botanical, botanic; botanist |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | botanicus | — |
| 4 | French | botanique | botanical; botany |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοτανικός | pertaining to herbs |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοτάνη | grass, fodder, pasture; herb |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βόσκω | feed, tend; feed, graze |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₃- | to graze, pasture; to keep |
via French paléobotanique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paléobotanique | paleobotany; paleobotanical |
| 2 | French | paléo- | paleo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παλαιός | old, aged; ancient, of times past; time-honoured,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |