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Where does “oeco” come from?

oeco (Latin) comes 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...

Ancestry of “oeco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oeco”

  • ecosystem
  • ecotourism
  • ecologist
  • ecologic
  • ecofeminist
  • ecofeminism
  • agroecosystem
  • ecocriticism
  • ecocentric
  • ecotoxicology
  • ecotoxicological
  • ecosphere
  • ecosystemic
  • ecotype
  • ecocritical
  • ecotoxicity
  • ecotourist
  • ecocentrism
  • ecolabelling
  • ecojustice
  • ecophysiological
  • ecophysiology
  • ecocity
  • ecolabel
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