Where does “ecoburb” come from?
ecoburb (English) comes from English ecological, from English ecology, from German Ökologie, from German öko-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ecoburb (English): A sub-type of suburban development which protects...
Definitions
- A sub-type of suburban development which protects...
Ancestry of “ecoburb”, step by step
ecoburb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ecological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ecological | Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of... |
| 2 | English | ecology | The branch of biology dealing with the... |
| 3 | German | Ökologie | ecology |
| 4 | German | öko- | eco- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English suburb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suburb | A residential area located on the outskirts of a... |
| 2 | Old French | suburbe | — |
| 3 | Latin | suburbium | suburb |
| 4 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |