Etymograph

English

zonal

First attested 1865–70, from zone + -al.

Formed from zone + -al

Proto-Indo-European *yoh₃snéh₂

Ancient Greek ζώνη ‘belt, sash, girdle’

Latin zōna ‘belt’

English zone

first attested First attested 1865–70, from zone + -al (as stated in Wiktionary’s etymology)

The story

First attested 1865–70, from zone + -al.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Today it means

adj Divided into zones.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “zonal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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