Etymology of the English word anthozoan
the English word
anthozoanderived from the Latin word
Anthozoaderived from the Greek word
zoiausing the New Latin prefix
antho-using the Latin suffix
-zoonderived from the Greek word
zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
