Etymology

ethnobotanical

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to ethnobotany. Full definition →

English botanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
  5. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  6. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  7. Englishethno-
  8. Englishbotany
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishbotanical
  12. English todayethnobotanical

From ethno- + botanical.

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