Zoo/Biology #etymology

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The surprisingly connected origins of "zoo" and "biology".

#etymology #WordNerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #zoo #biology
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Even more surprisingly, the Latin root, which English inherits in vital, vivid, survive etc., comes from the same source, as well as the Slavic (živ-) and Sanskrit (jiva) roots, and even English 'quick'. I love how these reflexes all look so different

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