Where does “ζωντόβολον” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ζωντόβολον”, step by step

ζωντόβολον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ζῶ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζῶto live
2Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
3Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live

via Ancient Greek βόλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβόλονput, placed

Words derived from “ζωντόβολον

Every word from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwōEvery word from Ancient Greek ζώωEvery word from Ancient Greek ζῶ
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