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eco-

prefix

  1. prefix denoting habitat or environment
  2. prefix denoting ecological or environmental
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈiːkəʊ/ / /ˈɛkoʊ/

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- From French éco-, from Latin oeco-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

  1. ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
  2. economy