Where does “ζῷον” come from?

ζῷον (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

ζῷον (Ancient Greek): animal, beast; form, image

Definitions

  1. animal, beast; form, image

Ancestry of “ζῷον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ζῷον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →