Where does “zone” come from?
zone (French) comes from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη — belt, sash.
zone (French): zone; first-person singular present indicative of...
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- zone; first-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “zone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Zone | zone |
| 2 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 3 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 4 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 5 | Russian | зо́на | — |
| 6 | Latin | zōna | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |
Words derived from “zone”