Etymology of the English word zoophyte
the English word zoophyte
derived from the Latin word zoophyte
derived from the Greek word zoiophuton
derived from the Greek word zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)
derived from the Greek word phuton, φυτόν, ϕυτόν