Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnobotany

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: eth-nob-otany
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants.

Uncountable

noun

The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁- Proto-Hellenic *séswōtʰa Ancient Greek ἔθω (éthō) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) ? Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- English botany English ethnobotany From ethno- + botany.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ethnobotanies (plural)

Derived Forms

ethnobotanist palaeoethnobotany palæoethnobotany paleoethnobotany

Questions

What does ethnobotany mean?: The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants.
Where does ethnobotany come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁- Proto-Hellenic *séswōtʰa Ancient Greek ἔθω (éthō) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νος (-nos) ? Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- English botany English ethnobotany From ethno- + botany.

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