Where does “ecophysics” come from?
ecophysics (English) comes from English physics, from English physic, from Middle English fysike, from Old French fisike, from Latin physica, from Ancient Greek φυσικός, from Ancient Greek φύσις, from Ancient Greek φύω — he, she.
ecophysics (English): The application of techniques from ecology to...
Definitions
- The application of techniques from ecology to...
Ancestry of “ecophysics”, step by step
ecophysics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English physics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | physics | The branch of science concerned with the study of... |
| 2 | English | physic | Relating to or concerning existent materials;... |
| 3 | Middle English | fysike | — |
| 4 | Old French | fisike | natural science, art of healing |
| 5 | Latin | physica | natural sciences; natural philosophy; physics;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φυσικός | natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύσις | origin, birth; nature, quality, property; later,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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... |