Where does “ecostratigraphy” come from?
ecostratigraphy (English) comes from English stratigraphy, from English stratum, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
ecostratigraphy (English): The application of stratigraphy to identify fossil ecosystems
Definitions
- The application of stratigraphy to identify fossil ecosystems
Ancestry of “ecostratigraphy”, step by step
ecostratigraphy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stratigraphy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stratigraphy | The study of rock layers and the layering... |
| 2 | English | stratum | One of several parallel horizontal layers of... |
| 3 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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... |