Etymology of the English word epizoon
the English word
epizoonderived from the Latin word
epizoonderived from the Greek word
zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the New Latin prefix
epi-derived from the Greek word
homos, ὦμος (same; at the same time; (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still)
Date
The earliest known usage of epizoon in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
epizoicUsage
Word found in Modern English
