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Etymology of the French word épizootie

the French word épizootie
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)
derived from the Greek word zootes, ζῳότης

Date

The earliest known usage of épizootie in French dates from the 18th century.

Derivations in French

épizootique

Derivations in other languages

Italian epizoozia, Romanian epizootie



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