Where does “zoophytographer” come from?
zoophytographer (English) comes from English zoophytography, from English phytography, from English phyto-, from English zoön, from New Latin zōon, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon — to live.
zoophytographer (English): A specialist in zoophytography
Definitions
- A specialist in zoophytography
Ancestry of “zoophytographer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zoophytography | The scientific description of zoophytes |
| 2 | English | phytography | The branch of botany concerned with the... |
| 3 | English | phyto- | Pertaining to or derived from plants |
| 4 | English | zoön | Alternative spelling of zoon |
| 5 | New Latin | zōon | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |