Where does “Zooxanthella” come from?

Zooxanthella (English) comes 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.

Zooxanthella (English): Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians

Definitions

  1. Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians

Ancestry of “Zooxanthella”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Zooxanthella

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti
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