Etymology

eco-

Today it means: ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense) Full definition →

French éco- ← Latin oeco- ← Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos)
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  1. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  2. Latinoeco-
  3. Frenchéco-
  4. English todayeco-

From French éco-, from Latin oeco-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοἶκος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.