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Where does “éiceolaíocht” come from?

éiceolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish éici-, 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...

éiceolaíocht (Irish): ecology

Definitions

  1. ecology

Ancestry of “éiceolaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishéici-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 “éiceolaíocht”

  • pailé-éiceolaíocht
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