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
Ancestry of “zone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 2 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 3 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 4 | Russian | зо́на | — |
| 5 | Latin | zōna | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |