ENGLISH ROOT WORD: eco- from Greek oikos

 

 

 

 

【eco-】 is a word-forming element

usually meaning "house"

from Greek "oikos"

from PIE *weik- "to fight, conquer; ⑴ clan; ⑵ to bend, to wind;"

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[WORD ROOT]root eco
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] eco
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) oikos
[MEANING]root house

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 oikos house, abode, dwelling

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

eco, ecocide, ecological, ecologist, ecology, economic, economical, economically, economics, economist, economy, ecosystem, ecotherapy

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

 

 

eco [combining form] from eco
【DEFINITION】 house, abode, dwelling
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 eco; house

ecocide [noun] from ecocide < eco
【DEFINITION】 ① total destruction of an area of the natural environment, esp by human agency
② the destruction of large areas of the natural environment as a consequence of human activity
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 ecocidal, ecocide
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ cide; a killing, cut

ecological [adjective] from ecology < eco
【DEFINITION】 Ecological means involved with or concerning ecology.
【DERIVATIVEs】 ecologically, ecological
【Etymology】 《Greek Okologie》 oikos+logia;
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ log; word, discourse ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix

ecologist [noun] from ecology < eco
【DEFINITION】 An ecologist is a person who studies ecology.
【pl.】 ecologists
【DERIVATIVEs】 ecologist, ecology
【COMPOSITION】 ecology + ist
【Etymology】 《Greek Okologie》 oikos+logia;
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ log; word, discourse ⑶ ist; noun suffix

ecology [noun] from ecology < eco
【DEFINITION】 Ecology is the study of the relationships between plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balances between these relationships.
【First Known Meaning】 branch of science dealing with the relationship of living things to their environments,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 ecologist, ecology
【Etymology】 《Greek Okologie》 oikos+logia;
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ log; word, discourse ⑶ y; noun suffix

economic [adjective] from economy < eco
【DEFINITION】 Economic means concerned with the organization of the money, industry, and trade of a country, region, or society.
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to management of a household,
【DERIVATIVEs】 economic, economical, economics, economize, economy
【SYNONYM】 profitable
【ANTONYM】 uneconomic
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ nom(nomy); law, system of laws ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

economical [adjective] from economy < eco
【DEFINITION】 Something that is economical does not require a lot of money to operate. For example a car that only uses a small amount of petrol is economical.
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to household management
【DERIVATIVEs】 economic, economical, economically, economize, economy
【SYNONYM】 frugal
【ANTONYM】 uneconomical
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ nom(nomy); law, system of laws ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix

economically [adverb] from economy < eco
【DEFINITION】 economical + ly
【DERIVATIVEs】 economical, economically, economy
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ nom(nomy); law, system of laws ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix ⑷ ly; suffix

 

 

economics [noun] from economy < eco
【DEFINITION】 Economics is the study of the way in which money, industry, and trade are organized in a society.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 economic, economics, economy
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ nom(nomy); law, system of laws ⑶ ics; noun suffix

economist [noun] from economy < eco
【DEFINITION】 An economist is a person who studies, teaches, or writes about economics.
【pl.】 economists
【COMPOSITION】 economy + ist
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ nom(nomy); law, system of laws ⑶ ist; noun suffix

economy [noun] from economy < eco
【DEFINITION】 An economy is the system according to which the money, industry, and trade of a country or region are organized.
【First Known Meaning】 household management
【pl.】 economies
【DERIVATIVEs】 economic, economical, economically, economics, economize, economy
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ nom(nomy); law, system of laws ⑶ y; noun suffix

ecosystem [noun] from ecosystem < eco
【DEFINITION】 An ecosystem is all the plants and animals that live in a particular area together with the complex relationship that exists between them and their environment.
【pl.】 ecosystems
【COMPOSITION】 ecology + system
【Etymology】 《Greek oikos》 house, abode, dwelling
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ system; system

ecotherapy [noun] from ecotherapy < therapy
【DEFINITION】 Exposure to nature and the outdoors as a form or component of psychotherapy.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ eco; house ⑵ therap; serve, cure, treat ⑶ y; noun suffix

Other word list containing eco-; ecumenism

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

dyna-
ease
draw
dure-
duc-, duct-
dra-, drama-, drast-
dox-, dog-
don-
domin-
doct-

 

 

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