Etymology

gonozooid

G2O1N1O1Z10O1O1I1D2

Today it means: Any of the reproductive individuals of tunicates, bryozoan, or hydrozoan colonies that produce gametes. Full definition →

English zooid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónh₁os
  3. Ancient Greekγόνος (gónos)
  4. Englishgono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  8. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  9. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  10. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  11. Englishzoo-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  14. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  15. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  16. Englishzooid
  17. English todaygonozooid

From gono- + zooid.

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