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Where does “ökologisch” come from?

ökologisch (German) comes 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...

ökologisch (German): ecologic, ecological; environmental; ecologically

Definitions

  1. ecologic, ecological; environmental; ecologically

Ancestry of “ökologisch”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ökologisch”

  • sozioökologisch
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