Where does “ecocentrist” come from?
ecocentrist (English) comes from English centrist, from French centriste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
ecocentrist (English): One who has ecocentric beliefs
Definitions
- One who has ecocentric beliefs
Ancestry of “ecocentrist”, step by step
ecocentrist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English centrist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | centrist | Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism; A... |
| 2 | French | centriste | centrist; a centrist |
| 3 | French | -iste | -ist; -istic |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
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... |