Etymology of the English word metazoan
the English word
metazoanderived from the Latin word
Metazoaderived from the Greek word
zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the Greek prefix
meta-, μετα-
derived from the Greek word
meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)
Date
The earliest known usage of metazoan in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
