ethnoecology

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noun

The study of the relationships between people and the ecology of the environments in which they live

OriginEnglish ecology ← Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos) ← Proto-Hellenic *séswōtʰa →
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Meanings

nounethnoecology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of the relationships between people and the ecology of the environments in which they live

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
  5. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  6. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  7. Englishethno-
  8. Englishecology
  9. Englishethnoecology

From ethno- + ecology.

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APA

ethnoecology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnoecology

MLA

“ethnoecology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnoecology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnoecology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnoecology.

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