Where does “zone” come from?

zone (Italian) comes from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη — belt, sash.

zone (Italian): plural of zona

Definitions

  1. plural of zona

Ancestry of “zone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzonaa zone, area or district
2Spanishzonazone, district, area
3Portuguesezonazone; area, region; mess
4Russianзо́наzone
5Latinzōnabelt, girdle
6Ancient Greekζώνηbelt, sash
Every word from Ancient Greek ζώνη →Every word from Latin zōna →Every word from Russian зо́на →