English
zona
Zona comes from Latin zōna ‘belt, girdle’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₃s-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yoh₃snéh₂reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζώνηzṓnē‘belt, sash’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEzōna‘belt, girdle’
- Englishtodayzona
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*yeh₃s-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*yoh₃snéh₂reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζώνηzṓnē‘belt, sash’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEzōna‘belt, girdle’
- Englishtodayzona
Linked words
through Latin zōna ‘belt, girdle’
Today it means
noun A zone or band; a layer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- / zona