Where does “zoopragmatics” come from?
zoopragmatics (English) comes from English pragmatics, from English pragmatic, from Middle French pragmatique, from Late Latin pragmaticus, from Ancient Greek πραγματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
zoopragmatics (English): The pragmatics of animal communication
Definitions
- The pragmatics of animal communication
Ancestry of “zoopragmatics”, step by step
zoopragmatics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pragmatics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pragmatics | plural of pragmatic; The study of the use of... |
| 2 | English | pragmatic | Practical, concerned with making decisions and... |
| 3 | Middle French | pragmatique | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | pragmaticus | relating to civil affair; in Latin, as a noun, a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πραγματικός | fit for action or business; businesslike,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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 |