ζῷον

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • animal, beast
  • (arts) form, image

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *ďṓyyon inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyeh₃w-y-om, *gʷeyh₃- (live).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷeyh₃-

Gloss

live

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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