Where does “economy” come from?
Economy derives from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία, combining οἶκος meaning household with νέμω meaning to manage or distribute and νόμος meaning law or custom.
economy (English): Effective management of a community or system, or...
Definitions
- Effective management of a community or system, or...
Ancestry of “economy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | oeconomia | The management of household affairs; arrangement,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονομία | the management of a household or family,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |