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Where does “zoe” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “zoe”, step by step

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