Where does “zoëa” come from?

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

zoëa (English): A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod...

Definitions

  1. A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod...

Ancestry of “zoëa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzoaeaA larval stage of development in crustaceans,...
2Ancient GreekΖωήa living; property
3Ancient Greekζῶto live
4Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
5Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live

Words derived from “zoëa”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō →Every word from Ancient Greek ζώω →Every word from Ancient Greek ζῶ →