Where does “metazoan” come from?
metazoan (English) comes from Translingual Metazoa, from Translingual -zoa, 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.
metazoan (English): Any animal that undergoes development from an...
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- Any animal that undergoes development from an...
Ancestry of “metazoan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Metazoa | kingdom |
| 2 | Translingual | -zoa | animals |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |