Where does “economic” come from?
Economic derives from Middle French economique, from Latin oeconomicus, combining Latin oeconomia with the Latin suffix -icus, ultimately from Ancient Greek oikos meaning household.
economic (English): Pertaining to an economy
Definitions
- Pertaining to an economy
Ancestry of “economic”, step by step
economic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin oeconomicus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | oeconomicus | domestic economy; orderly, methodical; economic |
| 2 | Latin | oeconomia | The management of household affairs; arrangement,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονομία | the management of a household or family,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Middle English economike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | economike | — |
Words derived from “economic”
- economics
- economically
- economical
- macroeconomic
- macroeconomics
- microeconomic
- microeconomics
- noneconomic
- uneconomic
- uneconomical
- neuroeconomics
- socioeconomics
- politicoeconomic
- pharmacoeconomic
- neuroeconomic
- geoeconomic
- bioeconomic
- pharmacoeconomics
- uneconomically
- bioeconomics
- geoeconomics
- subeconomic
- macroeconomically
- psychoeconomic