English Explanatory Dictionary

eco-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
  2. economy

Pronunciation

ĕkŏ- LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eco-.wav /ˈiːkəʊ/ /ˈɛkoʊ/

Word forms

eco-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- From French éco-, from Latin oeco-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

Derived words

ecoporn eco-town econometrics econometry economy
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