Where does “environment” come from?
Environment derives from Middle French environnement, a noun formed from the verb environner meaning to surround or encircle.
environment (English): The surroundings of, and influences on, a...
Definitions
- The surroundings of, and influences on, a...
Ancestry of “environment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | environnement | — |
Words derived from “environment”
- environmental
- environmentally
- environmentalism
- environmentalist
- microenvironment
- paleoenvironmental
- palaeoenvironmental
- microenvironmental
- macroenvironment
- enviro
- socioenvironmental
- paleoenvironment
- nonenvironmental
- antienvironmental
- macroenvironmental
- geoenvironmental
- bioenvironmental
- antienvironment
- subenvironment
- Enviropig
- nanoenvironment
- cyberenvironment
- bioenvironment
- nonenvironmentally