Where does “palaeobotanicus” come from?

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

palaeobotanicus (Latin): palaeobotanical

Definitions

  1. palaeobotanical

Ancestry of “palaeobotanicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbotanicus
2Ancient Greekβοτανικόςpertaining to herbs
3Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
4Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
5Proto-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
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