Where does “botanik” come from?

botanik (Turkish) comes 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.

botanik (Turkish): botany

Definitions

  1. botany

Ancestry of “botanik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbotaniquebotanical; botany
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