Where does “ecotrophology” come from?
ecotrophology (English) comes from English trophology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
ecotrophology (English): Study of food chains and ecosystems
Definitions
- Study of food chains and ecosystems
Ancestry of “ecotrophology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trophology | The science of nutrition; A nutritional approach... |
| 2 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 3 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |