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Where does “macrozoobenthos” come from?

macrozoobenthos (English) comes from English zoobenthos, from English zoo, 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.

macrozoobenthos (English): benthic animals that are big enough to be seen...

Definitions

  1. benthic animals that are big enough to be seen...

Ancestry of “macrozoobenthos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishzoobenthosbenthic organisms that are animals or zoomorphic...
2EnglishzooA park where live animals are exhibited; Any...
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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