Where does “gig economy” come from?
gig economy (English) comes from English gig, from Middle English gig, from English fise, from English fist, from Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz — five.
gig economy (English): That part of the economy consisting of people who...
Definitions
- That part of the economy consisting of people who...
Ancestry of “gig economy”, step by step
gig economy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gig | A performing engagement by a musical group; or,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gig | a frivolous woman |
| 3 | English | fise | An instance of flatulence |
| 4 | English | fist | A hand with the fingers clenched or curled... |
| 5 | Middle English | fist | fist |
| 6 | Old English | fȳst | fist |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via English economy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | economy | Effective management of a community or system, or... |
| 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... |