Where does “ecosanctuary” come from?

ecosanctuary (English) comes from English sanctuary, from Middle English seyntuarie, from Old French saintuaire, from Latin sanctuarium, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ — heel of the foot; heel.

ecosanctuary (English): An ecological sanctuary, where wildlife can be...

Definitions

  1. An ecological sanctuary, where wildlife can be...

Ancestry of “ecosanctuary”, step by step

ecosanctuary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sanctuary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsanctuaryA place of safety, refuge, or protection; An area...
2Middle Englishseyntuarie
3Old Frenchsaintuairesanctuary
4Latinsanctuariumprince's lockbox; shrine, sanctuary; relics of a...
5Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
6LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
7Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
8Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
9HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
10Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via English eco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishecoEnvironmentally friendly or sensitive; A proposed...
2Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ