Etymological Study
ecological
The word ecological was established in 1899 from the words ecology and -ical (ecology + -ical).
- Ecology meaning a branch of science that deals with the relationship of living things to their environments. It was originally called Okologie meaning ‘house, dwelling place, habitation’.
-ical is an adjectival suffix
conversion
The word conversion was originally from the French word conversion and the Latin word conversionem in the mid-14C. It generally means ‘transformation’ since the early 15C.
The word ecological was established in 1899 from the words ecology and -ical (ecology + -ical).
- Ecology meaning a branch of science that deals with the relationship of living things to their environments. It was originally called Okologie meaning ‘house, dwelling place, habitation’.
-ical is an adjectival suffix
conversion
The word conversion was originally from the French word conversion and the Latin word conversionem in the mid-14C. It generally means ‘transformation’ since the early 15C.