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Where does “ζῴδῐον” come from?

ζῴδῐον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ζῴδῐον (Ancient Greek): little animal; sign of the zodiac

Definitions

  1. little animal; sign of the zodiac

Ancestry of “ζῴδῐον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
2Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
3Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “ζῴδῐον”

  • zodiac
  • zodiacal
  • ultrazodiacal
  • nonzodiacal
  • zodiacus
  • zodiaco
  • zodiacal
  • zodiacus
  • zodiaque
  • zodiacal
  • zodíaco
  • zodíac
  • zodiak
  • zodiak
  • ζῳδιακός
  • ζωδιακός [κύκλος]
  • zodiak
  • zodiaque
  • zodiaque
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