Where does “ecoengineering” come from?
ecoengineering (English) comes from English engineering, from English engineer, from Middle English engyneour, from Old French engigneor, from Latin ingeniator, from Latin ingeniārius, from Latin ingenium, from Latin gignere — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ecoengineering (English): A form of engineering that aims to work in...
Definitions
- A form of engineering that aims to work in...
Ancestry of “ecoengineering”, step by step
ecoengineering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engineering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engineering | present participle of engineer; The application... |
| 2 | English | engineer | A person who is qualified or professionally... |
| 3 | Middle English | engyneour | — |
| 4 | Old French | engigneor | deceiver; one who deceives; engineer |
| 5 | Latin | ingeniator | engineer |
| 6 | Latin | ingeniārius | an engineer |
| 7 | Latin | ingenium | innate or natural quality, natural character;... |
| 8 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 10 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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... |