Where does “zoea” come from?
zoea (English) comes from English zoaea, from Ancient Greek Ζωή, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.
zoea (English): A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod...
Definitions
- A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod...
Ancestry of “zoea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zoaea | A larval stage of development in crustaceans,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ζωή | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζῶ | to live |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζώω | Epic and Ionic form of ζάω |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓwō | to live |