Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “malacology” come from?

malacology (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.

malacology (English): The study of molluscs

Definitions

  1. The study of molluscs

Ancestry of “malacology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmalacologie—
2Frenchmalacozoologie—
3TranslingualMalacozoa—
4Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
5Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
6Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “malacology”

  • malacologist
  • archaeomalacology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →