Etymology

zone

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Today it means: Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles). Full definition →

Latin zōna ← Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē) ← Proto-Indo-European *yoh₃snéh₂
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yeh₃s-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yoh₃snéh₂
  3. Ancient Greekζώνη (zṓnē)
  4. Latinzōna
  5. English todayzone

From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”). Doublet of zona.

Words from the same roots

Latinzōna all →

zonazona pellucida

Ancient Greekζώνη all →

shinglesperizoniumzonure

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