zoology
/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/zoh-O-luh-jee
/zoʊˈɑlədʒi/zoh-AH-luh-jee
Meaningthe study of animals
Common meaning: the study of animals
- zooa living creatureLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 638 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘a living creature’ + ‘a word, saying’ → zoology
Journey through time
- zoo — Greek ζῷον “a living creature” (path traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (path traced)
- Aryan root · reconstructed√GIW‘orig’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 102, p. 733 · scan
- Greekζῷον + λόγος (lógos)‘a living creature + a word, saying’
- Englishzoology‘the study of animals’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ζῷον ‘a living creature’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ζῷον Greek “a living creature”
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
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