Where does “ecopoem” come from?
ecopoem (English) comes from English poem, from Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō — to make.
ecopoem (English): A poem with a strong ecological message or...
Definitions
- A poem with a strong ecological message or...
Ancestry of “ecopoem”, step by step
ecopoem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poem | A literary piece written in verse; A piece of... |
| 2 | Middle French | poème | — |
| 3 | Latin | poēma | poem literary piece written in verse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποίημα | a work, creation; a poem; a deed, action |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποιέω | To make; To do; To pretend |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʷoiwéyō | to make |
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... |