Etymology of the English word zoological
the English word
zoologicalusing the English suffix
-icalderived from the English word
zoologyusing the English prefix
zoo-derived from the Greek word
zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the English suffix
-logyderived from the Latin word
zoologyderived from the Greek word
zoologiaderived 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
