Where does “экологи́ческий” come from?
экологи́ческий (Russian) comes from Russian эколо́гия, from German Ökologie, from German öko-, 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...
экологи́ческий (Russian): ecological relating to ecology
Definitions
- ecological relating to ecology
Ancestry of “экологи́ческий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | эколо́гия | ecology |
| 2 | German | Ökologie | ecology |
| 3 | German | öko- | eco- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |