zoo- en · X
Pronunciation
- zō'ə
- /ˈzuː/
- zo͞o
- /ˈzəʊ.ə/ (UK)
- /ˈzəʊ.əʊ/ (UK)
- /ˈzuː.ə/
- /ˈzuː.ɒ/
- zo͞o'ŏ
- /ˈzoʊ.oʊ/ (US)
- /ˈzoʊ.ə/ (US)
- zo͞o'ə
- zō'ō
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéh₃-w-os Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós Ancient Greek ζωός (zōós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon)der. English zoo- From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
Meanings
- (morpheme) animal
Translations (7)
pl zoo- (pertaining to animals) · fr zoo- (pertaining to animals) · it zoo- (pertaining to animals) · fi zoo- (pertaining to animals) · ru зоо- (pertaining to animals) · es zoo- (pertaining to animals) · pt zoo- (pertaining to animals)