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Where does “zoaea” come from?

zoaea (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ζωή, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.

zoaea (English): A larval stage of development in crustaceans,...

Definitions

  1. A larval stage of development in crustaceans,...

Ancestry of “zoaea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΖωή—
2Ancient Greekζῶto live
3Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
4Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live

Words derived from “zoaea”

  • zoeal
  • zoea
  • prezoea
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