Where does “zugrăvie” come from?

zugrăvie (Romanian) comes from Romanian zugrav, from Ancient Greek ζωγράφος, from Ancient Greek Ζωή, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.

zugrăvie (Romanian): painting

Definitions

  1. painting

Ancestry of “zugrăvie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzugravpainter
2Ancient Greekζωγράφοςone who paints from life from nature; a painter
3Ancient GreekΖωήa living; property
4Ancient Greekζῶto live
5Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
6Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live
Every word from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwōEvery word from Ancient Greek ζώωEvery word from Ancient Greek ζῶ