Where does “økoregion” come from?

økoregion (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk region, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

økoregion (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ecoregion

Definitions

  1. an ecoregion

Ancestry of “økoregion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskregiona region
2Latinregiōdirection, line
3LatinAemilia—
4Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimosimitation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →