Etymology

zoëa

Today it means: A larval stage of certain decapod crustaceans, especially of decapods such as crabs and certain Anomura, also called the copepod stage, characterized by spines on the carapace and rudimentary thoracic and abdominal limbs. Full definition →

New Latin zōaea ← Ancient Greek ζωή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromζωή“life”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromzōaea
  3. English todayzoëa

From New Latin zōaea, zōēa, from Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) (compare ζῷον (zōîon)).

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.