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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

  1. one who manages a household, the master of the...

Ancestry of “οἰκονόμος”, 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 “οἰκονόμος”

  • economic
  • economy
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  • microeconomics
  • noneconomic
  • uneconomic
  • uneconomical
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