Where does “paleobotanico” come from?

paleobotanico (Italian) comes 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.

paleobotanico (Italian): paleobotanical

Definitions

  1. paleobotanical

Ancestry of “paleobotanico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbotanicobotanical, botanic; botanist
2Medieval Latinbotanicus
3Frenchbotaniquebotanical; botany
4Ancient Greekβοτανικόςpertaining to herbs
5Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
6Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek βόσκωEvery word from Ancient Greek βοτάνη