Where does “briozoo” come from?

briozoo (Italian) comes from Italian brio, from Spanish brío, from Old Occitan briu, from Gaulish brīgos, from Proto-Celtic brīgos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrih₂-g-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

briozoo (Italian): bryozoan

Definitions

  1. bryozoan

Ancestry of “briozoo”, step by step

briozoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian brio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbriovivacity, liveliness
2Spanishbríovigour, mettle, zest, zeal
3Old Occitanbriuwild
4Gaulishbrīgosstrength
5Proto-Celticbrīgosstrength
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrih₂-g-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Italian zoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzoozoo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrih₂-g- →