noun, masculine/feminine/botaˈnista/plural: botanistas
botanist
Synonyms: botánico
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βόσκω (bóskō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́νη (-ắnē) Ancient Greek βοτάνη (botánē) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish botanista From Ancient Greek βοτάνη (botánē, “herb”) + Spanish -ista.