Where does “zoologist” come from?

zoologist (Romanian) comes from French zoologiste, from French zoologie, from French zoo-, from Ancient Greek ζῷον, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓyyon, from Proto-Hellenic gʷyōwyon, from Proto-Indo-European gʷyeh₃w-y-om, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.

zoologist (Romanian): zoologist

Definitions

  1. zoologist

Ancestry of “zoologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzoologistezoologist
2Frenchzoologiezoology
3Frenchzoo-zoo
4Ancient Greekζῷονanimal, beast; form, image
5Proto-Hellenicďṓyyonanimal, creature, beast
6Proto-Hellenicgʷyōwyon
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷyeh₃w-y-om
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “zoologist

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti