Where does “ecothriller” come from?
ecothriller (English) comes from English thriller, from English thrill, from English drill, from Middle Dutch drillen, from Old Dutch thrillen, from Proto-Germanic þriljaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
ecothriller (English): A thriller with an ecological theme
Definitions
- A thriller with an ecological theme
Ancestry of “ecothriller”, step by step
ecothriller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thriller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thriller | Something that thrills; A suspenseful,... |
| 2 | English | thrill | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone... |
| 3 | English | drill | To create by removing material with a drill; To... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | drillen | bore, move in a circle |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thrillen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þriljaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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... |