Etymology

archaeobotanical

Today it means: Of or pertaining to archaeobotany Full definition →

English botanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  4. Ancient Greekἀρχή (arkhḗ)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρχαῖος (ărkhaîos)
  6. Englisharchaeo-
  7. Englishbotany
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishbotanical
  11. English todayarchaeobotanical

From archaeo- + botanical.

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