Where does “ecology” come from?
Ecology comes from German Ökologie, combining Ancient Greek οἶκος (house, dwelling) and -λογία (study of), from λόγος (word, discourse) derived from λέγω (to speak), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.
ecology (English): The branch of biology dealing with the...
Definitions
- The branch of biology dealing with the...
Ancestry of “ecology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ökologie | ecology |
| 2 | German | öko- | eco- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |