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Where does “ζῶ” come from?

ζῶ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.

ζῶ (Ancient Greek): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “ζῶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
2Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live

Words derived from “ζῶ”

  • zoeal
  • zoetrope
  • zoea
  • zoetropic
  • prezoea
  • Zoechrome
  • zoamylin
  • zoognosy
  • zoe
  • zoaea
  • zoea
  • zoognosia
  • zotheca
  • zootrophion
  • zothecula
  • Zoe
  • ζω
  • ζωντόβολο
  • ζωή
  • Zootrophion
  • ζωή
  • ζωγράφος
  • ζάω
  • ζωθήκη
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