-zoite, comb. form

zoite
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# -zoitecombining form

## Earlier version

- -zoite, suffix in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### Where does the combining form -zoite come from?

-zoite is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Greek ζῷον, ‑ite suffix1.

### Nearby entries

1. Zoilism, n. 1609–
2. Zoilist, n. 1594–
3. Zoilitical, adj. 1665
4. Zoilous, adj. 1577–
5. Zoilus, n. 1565–
6. zoisite, n. 1805–
7. zoism, n. 1900–
8. zoist, n. 1843–
9. zoistic, adj. 1849–
10. zoite, n. 1963–
11. -zoite, comb. form
12. zol, n. 1946–
13. Zolaesque, adj. 1886–
14. Zolaism, n. 1882–
15. Zolaist, n. 1886–
16. Zolaize, v. 1886–
17. Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, n. 1956–
18. Zöllner, n. 1890–
19. zollverein, n. 1843–
20. zolotnik, n. 1783–
21. zombie, n. 1788–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Greek ζῷον, ‑ite suffix1.
< Greek ζῷον animal + ‑ite suffix1.

## Meaning & use

1. A word-forming element used in zoological terms in the sense ‘spore’, as in merozoite n., tachyzoite n.
   animals

## Pronunciation

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

## Compounds & derived words

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1. zoite, n. 1963–
   (See quots.)

1. tachyzoite, n. 1973–
   One form of the protozoon toxoplasma (see quot. 1973).

-zoite, comb. form was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

-zoite, comb. form was last modified in December 2024.