phytogeography

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti

Ancient Greek φύω (phúō)

Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der.

English phyto-

Pre-Greek der.

Proto-Hellenic *gayader.

Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.

Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō)

Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)

Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

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Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)

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Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)

Ancient Greek -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek γεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)bor.

Latin geōgraphia

Middle French géographie

English geography

English phytogeography

From phyto- + geography.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

phytogeography (countable and uncountable, plural phytogeographies)

1. (biology) The science that studies the geographical distribution of plants; geobotany

Derived terms

• palaeophytogeography

Translations

geobotany — see geobotany