Etymology

ecocity

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Today it means: A city designed to have a low impact on the environment. Full definition →

English city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  4. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  5. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  6. Latinoeco-
  7. Frenchéco-
  8. Englisheco-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  10. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  11. Latinceivis
  12. Latinceivitās
  13. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  14. Old Frenchcitet
  15. Middle Englishcite
  16. Englishcity
  17. English todayecocity

From eco- + city.

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