Where does “zona” come from?

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

zona (Papiamentu): zone

Definitions

  1. zone

Ancestry of “zona”, step by step

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