Where does “gråzon” come from?
gråzon (Swedish) comes from Swedish zon, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna — belt, sash.
gråzon (Swedish): a grey area
Definitions
- a grey area
Ancestry of “gråzon”, step by step
gråzon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish zon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | zon | zone |
| 2 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | German | Zone | zone |
| 4 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 5 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 6 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 7 | Russian | зо́на | zone |
| 8 | Latin | zōna | belt, girdle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |