Where does “ecotropism” come from?

ecotropism (English) comes from English eco, 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...

ecotropism (English): The tendency of a virus or bacterium to infect a...

Definitions

  1. The tendency of a virus or bacterium to infect a...

Ancestry of “ecotropism”, step by step

ecotropism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishecoEnvironmentally friendly or sensitive; A proposed...
2Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via English tropism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtropismThe turning of an organism in response to a...
2Frenchtropismetropism; A feeling of headrush; An unexplainable...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek -λογίαEvery word from Ancient Greek λέγω