Where does “ecoevolutionary” come from?
ecoevolutionary (English) comes from English evolutionary, from English evolution, from Latin ēvolūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ecoevolutionary (English): ecological and evolutionary
Definitions
- ecological and evolutionary
Ancestry of “ecoevolutionary”, step by step
ecoevolutionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evolutionary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evolutionary | Of or relating to the biological theory of... |
| 2 | English | evolution | "A change of position."; "An unfolding.";... |
| 3 | Latin | ēvolūtiō | The act of unrolling or opening a book; reading |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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... |