Where does “eco-unfriendly” come from?
eco-unfriendly (English) comes from English eco, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
eco-unfriendly (English): Not eco-friendly; harmful to the natural...
Definitions
- Not eco-friendly; harmful to the natural...
Ancestry of “eco-unfriendly”, step by step
eco-unfriendly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eco | Environmentally friendly or sensitive; A proposed... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English unfriendly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unfriendly | Not friendly; hostile; mean; Unfavourable; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | unfrendli | Alternative form of unfrendly |
| 3 | Old English | unfrēondlīċe | in an unfriendly manner; in an unfriendly manner;... |