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environment is derived from the french word


dandasi chandraiah 8th Jun, 2018
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None 8th Jun, 2018

Hi Dandasi,

NIce question. It comes from the French word 'Environ' which means surrounding. The first recorded usage of the word was by Carlyle in 1827 and in 1956 it was used for the first time with the meaning we associate with it today.

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