Where does “zookeeping” come from?

zookeeping (English) comes from English zoo, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

zookeeping (English): Work in a zoo, feeding and caring for the animals

Definitions

  1. Work in a zoo, feeding and caring for the animals

Ancestry of “zookeeping”, step by step

zookeeping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English zoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzooA park where live animals are exhibited; Any...
2Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
3Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
4Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via English keeping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkeepingconformity or harmony; charge or care;...
2EnglishkeepTo continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain
3Middle Englishkepento keep, guard, look after, watch
4Old Englishcēpanto seize, hold, observe
5Proto-West Germanic*kōpijan
6Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti