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Where does “Malacozoic” come from?

Malacozoic (English) comes from Translingual Malacozoa, 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.

Malacozoic (English): molluscan

Definitions

  1. molluscan

Ancestry of “Malacozoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMalacozoa—
2Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
3Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
4Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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