Where does “zoology” come from?

Zoology comes from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, gʷyṓwyon, and Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, gʷeyh₃-, gʷih₃wós, and gʷeih₃w-, meaning living creature.

zoology (English): The part of biology relating to the animal...

Definitions

  1. The part of biology relating to the animal...

Ancestry of “zoology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
2Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
3Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “zoology

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti
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