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Where does “ethnozoologist” come from?

ethnozoologist (English) comes from English ethnozoology, from English zoology, 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 — to live.

ethnozoologist (English): One who studies ethnozoology

Definitions

  1. One who studies ethnozoology

Ancestry of “ethnozoologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethnozoologyThe study of past and present interrelationships...
2EnglishzoologyThe part of biology relating to the animal...
3Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
4Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
5Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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