Etymology

-zoic

Today it means: Relating to some specified form of animal existence Full definition →

Ancient Greek ζωϊκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromζωϊκός
  2. English today-zoic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωϊκός (zōïkós), from ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekζωϊκός all →

zoic

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