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
- The belief that economic causes or factors have...
Ancestry of “economism”, step by step
economism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French économisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | économisme | economism |
| 2 | French | économie | economy; economics |
| 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... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
via English economy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | economy | Effective management of a community or system, or... |