Where does “antieconomic” come from?
antieconomic (English) comes from English economic, from Latin oeconomicus, from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
antieconomic (English): Opposing or working against the economy
Definitions
- Opposing or working against the economy
Ancestry of “antieconomic”, step by step
antieconomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English economic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | economic | Pertaining to an economy |
| 2 | Latin | oeconomicus | domestic economy; orderly, methodical; economic |
| 3 | Latin | oeconomia | The management of household affairs; arrangement,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονομία | the management of a household or family,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |