English
Neozoic
From neo- + zoic.
Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’
Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’
Proto-Hellenic *néwos ‘new’
Ancient Greek νέος ‘young’
English neo-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
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Ancient Greek ζωός ‘alive’
Ancient Greek ζώῐ̈ον ‘Ionic form of ζῷον (zōîon)’
Ancient Greek ζῷον ‘animal’
Ancient Greek ζωϊκός ‘of or pertaining to animals’
English zoic
Today it means
adj More recent than the Paleozoic era, i.e. including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Neozoic