Where does “ecoguilt” come from?

ecoguilt (English) comes 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...

ecoguilt (English): A feeling of guilt about damaging the natural environment

Definitions

  1. A feeling of guilt about damaging the natural environment

Ancestry of “ecoguilt”, step by step

ecoguilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eco

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

via English guilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguiltResponsibility for wrongdoing; The state of...
2Middle Englishgilt
3Old Englishgyltguilt
4Lithuaniangultilie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop
5Proto-Kartveliangwel-snake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-