Etymology

ecozone

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Today it means: A large geographical region having a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna. Full definition →

English zone ← Latin zōna ← Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  4. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  5. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  6. Latinoeco-
  7. Frenchéco-
  8. Englisheco-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₃s-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yoh₃snéh₂
  11. Ancient Greekζώνη (zṓnē)
  12. Latinzōna
  13. Englishzone
  14. English todayecozone

From eco- + zone.

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