Where does “hoofdeconoom” come from?
hoofdeconoom (Dutch) comes from Dutch econoom, from Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος, 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...
hoofdeconoom (Dutch): chief economist
Definitions
- chief economist
Ancestry of “hoofdeconoom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | econoom | economist |
| 2 | Latin | oeconomus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |