Where does “zoosemiotica” come from?
zoosemiotica (Italian) comes from Italian semiotica, from French sémiotique, from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός, from Ancient Greek σημειόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
zoosemiotica (Italian): zoosemiotics
Definitions
- zoosemiotics
Ancestry of “zoosemiotica”, step by step
zoosemiotica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian semiotica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | semiotica | feminine singular of semiotico |
| 2 | French | sémiotique | semiotics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σημειωτικός | fitted for marking, portending; observant of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σημειόω | to mark, stamp; to seal; to signal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French zoosémiotique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | zoosémiotique | zoosemiotics |
| 2 | French | zoo- | zoo |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |