Where does “Zeno” come from?

Zeno comes from Latin Zeno, from Ancient Greek Ζήνων, derived from the name of the god Ζεύς, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic dzéus and Proto-Indo-European dyew-.

Zeno (English): Requiring or involving an infinite number of...

Definitions

  1. Requiring or involving an infinite number of...

Ancestry of “Zeno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinZēnoZeno
2Ancient GreekΖήνων—
3Ancient GreekΖεύςZeus
4Proto-Hellenicdzéussky god, Zeus
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Zeno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →