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Where does “zigotico” come from?

zigotico (Italian) comes from Italian zigote, from Ancient Greek ζυγωτός, from Ancient Greek ζυγόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

zigotico (Italian): zygotic

Definitions

  1. zygotic

Ancestry of “zigotico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzigotezygote
2Ancient Greekζυγωτόςyoked
3Ancient Greekζυγόωto yoke, join together
4Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
5Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “zigotico”

  • dizigotico
  • omozigotico
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