Etymology of the English word ecosystem
the English word
ecosystemderived from the English word
ecologyderived from the German word
Okologiederived from the Greek word
oikos, οἶκος (a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weik-derived from the English word
systemderived from the French word
systemederived from the Late Latin word
systema (system; complex whole; whole consisting of several parts)
derived from the Greek word
sustema, σύστημα
derived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-using the Greek prefix
sun-, συν-
derived from the Greek word
sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
using the English prefix
eco-Date
The earliest known usage of ecosystem in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
