eco-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "eco"
English
editEtymology
editFrom French éco-, from Latin oeco-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).
Pronunciation
edit- enPR: ĕkŏ-
Audio (Southern England): (file) - IPA(key): /ˈiːkəʊ/
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈɛkoʊ/
Prefix
editeco-
- ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
- economy
Usage notes
editPrimarily used in ecology/environment sense; if used in “economy” sense, usually as part of economy or a derived term.
Derived terms
edit(Economics):
Translations
editconcerning ecology or the environment
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Anagrams
editCatalan
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).
Prefix
editeco-
- eco- (forming words concerning ecology or the environment)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Latin echō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo”).
Prefix
editeco-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “eco-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eco-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “eco-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Dutch
editPronunciation
editPrefix
editeco-
Italian
editPrefix
editeco-
Portuguese
editPrefix
editeco-
- eco- (concerning ecology or the environment)
Spanish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).
Prefix
editeco-
- eco-; forms words concerning ecology or the environment
- eco- + sistema (“system”) → ecosistema (“ecosystem”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin echō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo”).
Prefix
editeco-
- forms words relating to echos or other reflected waves
- eco- + cardiograma (“cardiogram”) → ecocardiograma (“echocardiogram”)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “eco-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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