Where does “ecologista” come from?

ecologista (Italian) comes from Italian ecologia, from Italian eco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.

ecologista (Italian): ecological, environmental; ecologist,...

Definitions

ecological, environmental; ecologist,...

Ancestry of “ecologista”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	ecologia	ecology
2	Italian	eco	echo; echoing sound; sounding
3	Latin	echo	echo
4	Ancient Greek	Ἠχώ	sound; a nymph in Greek mythology
5	Ancient Greek	ἠχή	sound, noise
6	Proto-Hellenic	*wākʰā́	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ →