Editing Environmental engineering (section)

== Etymology ==
The word '''environmental''' has its root in the late 19th-century French word ''environ (verb), meaning to encircle or to encompass.'' The word environment was used by Carlyle in 1827 to refer to the aggregate of conditions in which a person or thing lives. The meaning shifted again in 1956 when it was used in the ecological sense, where [[Ecology]] is the branch of science dealing with the relationship of living things to their environment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=environ {{!}} Search Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=environ|access-date=2020-12-14|website=www.etymonline.com}}</ref>

The second part of the phrase environmental engineer originates from Latin roots and was used in the 14th century French as engignour, meaning a constructor of military engines such as [[trebuchet]]s, [[Arquebus|harquebuses]], [[longbow]]s, [[History of cannon|cannons]], [[catapult]]s, [[ballista]]s, [[stirrup]]s, [[armour]] as well as other deadly or bellicose contraptions. The word engineer was not used to reference public works until the 16th century; and it likely entered the popular vernacular as meaning a contriver of public works during [[John Smeaton]]'s time.