myEtymology.com: English etymology of entozoon

Etymology of the English word entozoon

the English word entozoon

using the English prefix ento-

derived from the New Latin prefix ento-

derived from the Greek word entos, ἐντός (inside (adverb or noun))

using the English suffix -zoon

derived from the Latin suffix -zoon

derived from the Greek word zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)