Where does “ecodistrict” come from?
ecodistrict (English) comes from English District, from French district, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo, from Proto-Italic stringō — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
ecodistrict (English): An urban area designed to be ecofriendly
Definitions
- An urban area designed to be ecofriendly
Ancestry of “ecodistrict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | District | — |
| 2 | French | district | district |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | districtus | a district within which the lord may distrain,... |
| 4 | Latin | districtus | busy, stretched; distracted |
| 5 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 6 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |