Where does “ecophilosopher” come from?
ecophilosopher (English) comes from English philosopher, from Middle English philosophre, from Middle French philosophe, from Latin philosophus, from Ancient Greek φιλόσοφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
ecophilosopher (English): One who studies ecophilosophy
Definitions
- One who studies ecophilosophy
Ancestry of “ecophilosopher”, step by step
ecophilosopher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English philosopher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | philosopher | A lover of wisdom; A student of philosophy; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | philosophre | A scholar or researcher; an investigator of knowledge |
| 3 | Middle French | philosophe | philosopher |
| 4 | Latin | philosophus | philosophical; philosopher |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φιλόσοφος | lover of knowledge/wisdom; educated, learned... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σοφός | clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,... |
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... |