Where does “ecopoet” come from?
ecopoet (English) comes from English poet, from Middle English poete, from Middle French poëte, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
ecopoet (English): A writer of ecopoetry
Definitions
- A writer of ecopoetry
Ancestry of “ecopoet”, step by step
ecopoet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poet | A person who writes poems; A person with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | poete | poet |
| 3 | Middle French | poëte | Alternative form of poete |
| 4 | Old French | poete | poet |
| 5 | Latin | poēta | poet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποιητής | A maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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... |