Where does “criptozoologia” come from?

criptozoologia (Italian) comes from Portuguese zoologia, from Portuguese zoo-, 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 — to live.

criptozoologia (Italian): cryptozoology

Definitions

  1. cryptozoology

Ancestry of “criptozoologia”, step by step

criptozoologia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese zoologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesezoologiazoology
2Portuguesezoo-zoo
3Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
4Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
5Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Catalan zoologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanzoologiazoology
2Catalan-logia-logy
3Latin-logia-logy; the study of
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Italian zoologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzoologiazoology
2Italianlogia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti