Where does “polyzoary” come from?
polyzoary (English) comes from New Latin polyzoārium, from New Latin -arium, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
polyzoary (English): A colony of polyzoa; The polypary of such a...
Definitions
- A colony of polyzoa; The polypary of such a...
Ancestry of “polyzoary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | polyzoārium | — |
| 2 | New Latin | -arium | Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things... |
| 3 | Latin | -arius | Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |