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Where does “economism” come from?

economism (English) comes from French économisme, from French économie, 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...

economism (English): The belief that economic causes or factors have...

Definitions

  1. The belief that economic causes or factors have...

Ancestry of “economism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéconomismeeconomism
2Frenchéconomieeconomy; economics
3LatinoeconomiaThe management of household affairs; arrangement,...
4Ancient Greekοἰκονομίαthe management of a household or family,...
5Ancient Greekοἰκονόμοςone who manages a household, the master of the...
6Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
7Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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