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Where does “οἰκέω” come from?

οἰκέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

οἰκέω (Ancient Greek): I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...

Definitions

  1. I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...

Ancestry of “οἰκέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “οἰκέω”

  • ecumenical
  • ecumenism
  • dioecious
  • ecumene
  • ecumenically
  • ecumenicity
  • ecumenicalism
  • ecumenist
  • dioecy
  • gynodioecious
  • androdioecy
  • ecumenic
  • Ecumenopolis
  • heteroecious
  • trioecious
  • autoecious
  • dioeciously
  • subdioecious
  • ecumenicist
  • dioeciousness
  • nonecumenical
  • synoecious
  • polygamodioecious
  • -oecious
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