Zoetic
/zoʊˈɛtɪk/noun
Relating to life; vital or living.
Did you know?Zoetic comes from Greek zōē, a word for life in the deepest sense, the same root that gave us zodiac—because the ancients literally tied the heavens to the cycle of living existence.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
zōētikos
“pertaining to life”
Ancient Greek
Greek
zōē
“life, vital principle”
Late Latin
Latin
zoeticus
“pertaining to life”
19th Century
English
zoetic
“relating to life; living”
Modern English
English
zoetic
“vital, living, or life-like”