Etymology

zoogloea

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Today it means: A colony or mass of bacteria embedded in a viscous gelatinous substance, characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía) ← English zoo- ← Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ōwós
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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. Ancient Greekγλοία (gloía)
  9. English todayzoogloea

From zoo- + Ancient Greek γλοία (gloía).

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