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Where does “Ökologie” come from?

Ökologie (German) comes 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...

Ökologie (German): ecology

Definitions

  1. ecology

Ancestry of “Ökologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanöko-eco-
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...

Words derived from “Ökologie”

  • ecological
  • ecology
  • eco
  • ecologically
  • ecotone
  • agroecological
  • paleoecology
  • socioecological
  • agroecology
  • paleoecological
  • ecologism
  • bioecological
  • palaeoecology
  • macroecological
  • macroecology
  • ethnoecology
  • ecotonal
  • ethnoecological
  • socioecology
  • radioecological
  • synecology
  • nonecological
  • microecology
  • unecological
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