microecology
Meaningthe study of small households
Common meaning: the ecology of very small habitats or organisms
- microlittle, smallLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 513 (approximate) · scan
- ecoa house, householdLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 546 (approximate) · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘little, small’ + ‘a house, household’ + ‘a word, saying’ → microecology
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- micro — Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós) “little, small” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- eco — Greek οἶκος “a house, household” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós) ‘little, small’ + Greek οἶκος ‘a house, household’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry οἶκος, p. 546 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
- μικρός (mikrós) Ancient Greek “little, small”
- οἶκος Greek “a house, household”
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