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Where does “οἰκουμένη” come from?

οἰκουμένη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, 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...

οἰκουμένη (Ancient Greek): feminine nominative/vocative singular of...

Definitions

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “οἰκουμένη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekοἰκέωI inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...
2Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “οἰκουμένη”

  • ecumenical
  • ecumenism
  • ecumene
  • ecumenically
  • ecumenicity
  • ecumenicalism
  • ecumenist
  • ecumenic
  • Ecumenopolis
  • ecumenicist
  • nonecumenical
  • anecumene
  • oecumenicus
  • ecuménico
  • anecumene
  • ecumenico
  • ecumenicità
  • subecumene
  • ecumenicamente
  • ecumene
  • œcuméniquement
  • œcuménique
  • écoumène
  • ekumeenisesti
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