ONLINE
ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
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protozoa
(n.)
- 1834, from Modern Latin, coined
1818 by German zoologist Georg August Goldfuss (1782-1848) from Gk.
protos "first" (see proto-)
+ zoia, plural of zoion "animal" (see zoo).
Related: Protozoan.
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proto-
- word-forming element meaning
"first," from Gk. proto-, comb. form of protos "first,"
superlative of pro "before" (see pro-).
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