Etymology

ecotoxicology

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Today it means: The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity. Full definition →

English toxicology ← French toxicologie ← Latin oeco-
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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. Frenchtoxicologie
  10. Englishtoxicology
  11. English todayecotoxicology

From eco- + toxicology.

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