Where does “botanicus” come from?

botanicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βοτανικός, from Ancient Greek βοτάνη, from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.

Ancestry of “botanicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβοτανικόςpertaining to herbs
2Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
3Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep

Words derived from “botanicus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek βόσκωEvery word from Ancient Greek βοτάνη
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