Where does “zooplankton” come from?
Zooplankton comes from English plankton and Ancient Greek ζῷον meaning animal, derived from πλαγκτός meaning wandering, from πλάζω meaning to drive or wander.
zooplankton (English): Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans , etc....
Definitions
- Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans , etc....
Ancestry of “zooplankton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “zooplankton”