Etymology

ecofreak

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Today it means: A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist. Full definition →

English freak ← French éco- ← Latin oeco-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  2. Latinoeco-
  3. Frenchéco-
  4. Englisheco-
  5. Englishfreak
  6. English todayecofreak

From eco- + freak.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.