Where does “zooxanthellan” come from?
zooxanthellan (English) comes from English Zooxanthella, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
zooxanthellan (English): Any of a group of dinoflagellates of the...
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Ancestry of “zooxanthellan”, step by step
zooxanthellan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Zooxanthella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Zooxanthella | Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians |
| 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 |