Where does “habitat loss” come from?

habitat loss (English) comes from English habitat, from Latin habitat, from Latin habito, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

habitat loss (English): alteration of an environment so that a species or multiple species may no longer habitably live there

Definitions

  1. alteration of an environment so that a species or multiple species may no longer habitably live there

Ancestry of “habitat loss”, step by step

habitat loss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English habitat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhabitatConditions suitable for an organism or population...
2Latinhabitatthird-person singular present active indicative...
3LatinhabitoI reside, inhabit; I remain, dwell, live; I...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

via English loss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlossThe result of no longer possessing an object, a...
2Middle Englishlōsloss
3Old Englishlosloss; destruction
4Proto-Germaniclusąloss
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ-
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