eco-

From French éco-, from Latin oeco-, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

• enPR: ĕkŏ-

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• IPA^(key): /ˈiːkəʊ/
  • (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈɛkoʊ/

eco-

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

Primarily used in ecology/environment sense; if used in “economy” sense, usually as part of economy or a derived term.

• ecoporn
• eco-town

(Economics):

• econometrics
• econometry
• economy

• CEO, COE, CoE, Coe, EOC, ceo

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌɛ.ku]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌɛ.ko]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

eco-

1. eco- (forming words concerning ecology or the environment)

Borrowed from Latin echō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo”).

eco-

1. echo- (forming words related to echos or other reflected waves)

• “eco-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “eco-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “eco-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.koː/

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eco-

1. eco-

eco-

1. forms words relating to echos
2. eco- (environmental)

eco-

1. eco- (concerning ecology or the environment)

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”).

eco-

1. eco-; forms words concerning ecology or the environment

   ‎eco- + ‎sistema (“system”) → ‎ecosistema (“ecosystem”)

From Latin echō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ, “echo”).

eco-

1. forms words relating to echos or other reflected waves

   ‎eco- + ‎cardiograma (“cardiogram”) → ‎ecocardiograma (“echocardiogram”)

• “eco-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014