Where does “ekoregion” come from?
ekoregion (Indonesian) comes from English eco-region, from English region, from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos — to copy, imitate.
ekoregion (Indonesian): eco-region
Definitions
- eco-region
Ancestry of “ekoregion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eco-region | A region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains... |
| 2 | English | region | Any considerable and connected part of a space or... |
| 3 | Middle English | regioun | realm, nation, country; authority, governance;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | regiun | region |
| 5 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 6 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 7 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |