permaculture

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
2. Proto-Italic*peri-
3. Latinper-
4. Proto-Indo-European*men-
5. Proto-Indo-European*m̥néh₁yeti
6. Proto-Italic*m(V)nēō
7. Latinmaneō
8. Latinpermaneō
9. Middle Frenchpermanent
10. Englishpermanent
11. Middle Frenchagriculture
12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
14. Proto-Italic*agros
15. Latinager
16. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
17. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
18. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
19. Latincolō
20. Latincultūra
21. Latinagricultūra
22. Middle Englishagriculture
23. Englishagriculture
24. English todaypermaculture

Blend of permanent + agriculture, coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. For a long time Bill Mollison claimed to have copyrighted the word; this was never the case, as copyright law is not applicable to single words.

First known use, by meaning

• from 1978 Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems.