Where does “ecotheology” come from?
ecotheology (English) comes from English theology, from Middle English theologie, from Middle French theologie, from Old French theologie, from Latin theologia, from Koine Greek θεολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ecotheology (English): Theological explorations of the connections between religion and the environment, especially with regard to environmental concerns
Definitions
- Theological explorations of the connections between religion and the environment, especially with regard to environmental concerns
Ancestry of “ecotheology”, step by step
ecotheology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English theology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theology | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | theologie | Alternative form of theologi |
| 3 | Middle French | theologie | theology |
| 4 | Old French | theologie | theology |
| 5 | Latin | theologia | theology |
| 6 | Koine Greek | θεολογία | theology; oration in praise of a god |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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 | Proto-Hellenic | wóikos | a settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |