ζώο
Greek (Cypriot)
/ˈzo.o/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) mammal
- animal, beast, creature
- brute, stupid used as derogatory interjection
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek ζῷον (animal) inherited from Proto-Hellenic *ďṓyyon inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyeh₃w-y-om.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷyeh₃w-y-om
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- zoo- English
- zoonosis English
- zootic English
- -zoon Latin
- zooecium Latin
- -zoo Italian
- zoo- Italian
- zoo- French
- -zoo Spanish, Castilian
- δέρμα Ancient Greek
- ζῷον Ancient Greek
- νόσος Ancient Greek
- *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷyeh₃w-y-om Proto-Indo-European
- antozoário Portuguese
- zoo- Portuguese
- zó- Irish
- πείραμα Greek (modern)
- πειραματόζωο Greek (modern)
- зооноз Bulgarian
- ⲍⲱⲟⲛ Coptic
- *ďṓyyon Proto-Hellenic