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Where does “zigoto” come from?

zigoto (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek ζυγωτός, from Ancient Greek ζυγόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

zigoto (Spanish): zygote

Definitions

  1. zygote

Ancestry of “zigoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζυγωτόςyoked
2Ancient Greekζυγόωto yoke, join together
3Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
4Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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