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Where does “meriekologia” come from?

meriekologia (Finnish) comes from Finnish ekologia, from German Ökologie, from German öko-, 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...

meriekologia (Finnish): marine ecology; Partitive singular form of...

Definitions

  1. marine ecology; Partitive singular form of...

Ancestry of “meriekologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishekologiaecology; Partitive singular form of ekologi
2GermanÖkologieecology
3Germanöko-eco-
4Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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