Where does “zoologistă” come from?
zoologistă (Romanian) comes from Romanian zoologist, 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 — to live.
Ancestry of “zoologistă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | zoologist | zoologist |
| 2 | French | zoologiste | zoologist |
| 3 | French | zoologie | zoology |
| 4 | French | zoo- | zoo |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |