Where does “ecologically” come from?
Ecologically derives from English ecological, which combines English ecology from Ancient Greek ἐκολογία (ekologia, "study of the household") and English -ic from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logia, "discourse") rooted in Ancient Greek λόγος (logos, "word") from Ancient Greek λέγω (legō, "to speak").
ecologically (English): In an ecological manner; regarding ecology
Definitions
- In an ecological manner; regarding ecology
Ancestry of “ecologically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ecological | Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of... |
| 2 | English | ecology | The branch of biology dealing with the... |
| 3 | German | Ökologie | ecology |
| 4 | German | öko- | eco- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |