zoogeography

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1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
3. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
4. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
5. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
6. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
7. Englishzoo-
8. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
9. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
10. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
11. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
12. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
13. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
14. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
15. Ancient Greekγεωγρᾰ́φος (geōgrắphos)
16. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
17. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
18. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
19. Ancient Greekγεωγρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (geōgrăphĭ́ā)
20. Latingeōgraphia
21. Middle Frenchgéographie
22. Englishgeography
23. English todayzoogeography

From zoo- + geography.