Where does “zugrav” come from?

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

zugrav (Romanian): painter

Definitions

  1. painter

Ancestry of “zugrav”, step by step

zugrav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ζωγράφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζωγράφοςone who paints from life from nature; a painter
2Ancient GreekΖωήa living; property
3Ancient Greekζῶto live
4Ancient GreekζώωEpic and Ionic form of ζάω
5Proto-Hellenicďṓwōto live

via Greek ζωγράφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekζωγράφοςpainter, artist
2Ancient Greekζωγρᾰ́φοςa painter

Words derived from “zugrav

Every word from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwōEvery word from Ancient Greek ζώωEvery word from Ancient Greek ζῶ