Where does “ecólogo” come from?
ecólogo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese logo, from Portuguese logotipo, from Portuguese -tipo, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
ecólogo (Portuguese): ecologist
Definitions
- ecologist
Ancestry of “ecólogo”, step by step
ecólogo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese logo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | logo | soon; thus, therefore; logo |
| 2 | Portuguese | logotipo | logotype |
| 3 | Portuguese | -tipo | -type |
| 4 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Portuguese eco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | eco | echo |
| 2 | Portuguese | ecografia | ultrasonography; sonography; ultrasound;... |
| 3 | Portuguese | -grafia | -graphy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |