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Where does “οἴκησις” come from?

οἴκησις (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...

οἴκησις (Ancient Greek): the act of dwelling or inhabiting; house,...

Definitions

  1. the act of dwelling or inhabiting; house,...

Ancestry of “οἴκησις”, 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 “οἴκησις”

  • οἰκητικός
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