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Where does “ecosophy” come from?

ecosophy (English) comes from English ecology, from German Ökologie, from German öko-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ecosophy (English): Ecological philosophy, particularly of the type...

Definitions

  1. Ecological philosophy, particularly of the type...

Ancestry of “ecosophy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishecologyThe branch of biology dealing with the...
2GermanÖkologieecology
3Germanöko-eco-
4Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “ecosophy”

  • ecosophical
  • ecosopher
  • ecosophically
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