permaculture
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Italic *monēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanent Middle French agriculturebor. Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Italic *agros Latin ager Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūra Latin agricultūrabor. Middle English agriculture English agriculture blend English permaculture Blend of permanent + agriculture, coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. For a long time Bill Mollison claimed to have copyrighted the word; this was never the case, as copyright law is not applicable to single words.
- derived from agricultūra
- derived from agriculture
- inherited from agriculture
Definitions
Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local…
Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems.
The design, installation and maintenance of indefinitely sustainable human communities…
The design, installation and maintenance of indefinitely sustainable human communities set in balanced ecologies, both urban and rural.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for permaculture. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA