Where does “microzonal” come from?
microzonal (English) comes from English zonal, from English Zone, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на — belt, sash.
microzonal (English): Relating to microzones
Definitions
- Relating to microzones
Ancestry of “microzonal”, step by step
microzonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zonal | Divided into zones; Related to, associated with,... |
| 2 | English | Zone | Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles) |
| 3 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | German | Zone | zone |
| 5 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 6 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 7 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 8 | Russian | зо́на | zone |
| 9 | Latin | zōna | belt, girdle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |