Where does “zoophysiology” come from?
zoophysiology (English) comes from English physiology, from French physiologie, from Latin physiologia, from Ancient Greek φυσιολογία, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
zoophysiology (English): animal physiology
Definitions
- animal physiology
Ancestry of “zoophysiology”, step by step
zoophysiology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English physiology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | physiology | A branch of biology that deals with the functions... |
| 2 | French | physiologie | physiology |
| 3 | Latin | physiologia | physiology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυσιολογία | natural philosophy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English zoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoo | A park where live animals are exhibited; Any... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |