Etymology

battlezone

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Today it means: The area in which a battle takes place. Full definition →

English zone ← Latin zōna ← Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₃s-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yoh₃snéh₂
  9. Ancient Greekζώνη (zṓnē)
  10. Latinzōna
  11. Englishzone
  12. English todaybattlezone

From battle + zone.

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