Etymology of the English word zoology
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)
Derivations in English
cryptozoology,
paleozoology,
zoological,
zoologistCognates
Dutch
zoölogie, French
zoologie, German
Zoologie, Italian
zoologia, Lithuanian
zoologija, Norwegian
zoologi, Russian
зooлoгия, Swedish
zoologiUsage
Word found in Modern English
