Where does “ecopoetic” come from?
ecopoetic (English) comes from English poetic, from Middle French poetique, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
ecopoetic (English): Of or pertaining to ecopoetics
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to ecopoetics
Ancestry of “ecopoetic”, step by step
ecopoetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poetic | Relating to poetry; Characteristic of poets;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poetique | — |
| 3 | Latin | poeticus | poetic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποιητικός | creator; making, producing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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... |