Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism. · A Greek goddess, the personification of the earth, and one of the primordial deities from whom all the others descend. · A female given name inspired by Mother Earth.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαῖᾰ (Gaîă, “Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess”), from γαῖᾰ (gaîă, “the Earth”), probably related to γῆ (gê, “earth, land; country”). Sense 1 was coined by the British scientist, environmentalist, and futurist James Lovelock (1919–2022) in his book Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979), at the suggestion of the British novelist, playwright, and poet William Golding (1911–1993): see the quotation.
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- Borrowed-form mentionΓαῖᾰgrc
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