Where does “economical” come from?
Economical derives from English economic, from Latin oeconomicus, from Ancient Greek oikonomikos, from Greek nomos meaning law or custom, ultimately from the root nemo meaning to distribute or manage.
economical (English): Careful with money so as not to spend too much;...
Definitions
- Careful with money so as not to spend too much;...
Ancestry of “economical”, step by step
| 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... |