Etymology

synecology

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Today it means: One of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community). Full definition →

English ecology ← Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksún
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  7. Englishsyn-
  8. Englishecology
  9. English todaysynecology

From syn- + ecology.

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