How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"eco" is from "oikos" (house) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
ecotourism
ecobabble
ecocide
ecotype
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "ecology" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| The tree is cultivated on large estates and as such is unique to ecofriendly agriculture! |
| Over the past 50 years, humans have changed natural ecosystems more rapidly than in any comparable period in human history, |