Meanings
nounecolinguistics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe study of the relationships between language, ecology, and the environment, especially how linguistic practices influence and reflect human interactions with the natural world.
Synonyms: ecological linguistics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of the relationships between language, ecology, and the environment, especially how linguistic practices influence and reflect human interactions with the natural world.
Similar
ecological linguistics
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
- Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
- Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
- Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
- Latinoeco-
- Frenchéco-
- Englisheco-
- Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
- Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
- Latindingua
- Latinlingua
- Englishlinguist
- Englishlinguistics
- Englishecolinguistics
From eco- + linguistics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish ekolingwistyka
- ekolingwistykalinguistics taking ecological context into account
Portuguese ecolinguística
- ecolinguísticalinguistics taking ecological context into account
Cite this entry
APA
ecolinguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecolinguistics
MLA
“ecolinguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecolinguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecolinguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecolinguistics.
Source: ecolinguistics on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.