Where does “archaeomalacology” come from?
archaeomalacology (English) comes from English malacology, from French malacologie, from French malacozoologie, from Translingual Malacozoa, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om — to live.
archaeomalacology (English): The study of the remains of molluscs from...
Definitions
- The study of the remains of molluscs from...
Ancestry of “archaeomalacology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malacology | The study of molluscs |
| 2 | French | malacologie | malacology |
| 3 | French | malacozoologie | — |
| 4 | Translingual | Malacozoa | Mollusca |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |