Where does “οἰκονόμος” come from?
οἰκονόμος (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...
οἰκονόμος (Ancient Greek): one who manages a household, the master of the...
Definitions
- one who manages a household, the master of the...
Ancestry of “οἰκονόμος”, step by step
οἰκονόμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek οἶκος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek νόμος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |