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
Ancestry of “paleobotanica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |