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Where does “ecoclinal” come from?

ecoclinal (English) comes from English ecocline, 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...

ecoclinal (English): Relating to ecoclines

Definitions

  1. Relating to ecoclines

Ancestry of “ecoclinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishecoclineA gradation from one ecosystem to another when...
2EnglishecoEnvironmentally friendly or sensitive; A proposed...
3Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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