Where does “ecopassage” come from?
ecopassage (English) comes from English passage, from French passager, from French passage, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus — to hate, hurt.
ecopassage (English): A passageway allowing wildlife to safely bypass infrastructure (such as roads) and human settlements
Definitions
- A passageway allowing wildlife to safely bypass infrastructure (such as roads) and human settlements
Ancestry of “ecopassage”, step by step
ecopassage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English passage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | passage | Describing a bird that has left the nest, is... |
| 2 | French | passager | Passenger; Traveller; Whose presence in a... |
| 3 | French | passage | The act of going through a place or event; The... |
| 4 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 5 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 6 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 8 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 9 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
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... |