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