Where does “macroeconomic” come from?
Macroeconomic derives from English economic, Ancient Greek μακρός meaning "large," and Ancient Greek οἰκονομικός from νέμω meaning "to distribute" and νόμος meaning "law."
macroeconomic (English): Relating to macroeconomics; Relating to the...
Definitions
- Relating to macroeconomics; Relating to the...
Ancestry of “macroeconomic”, step by step
macroeconomic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian economic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | economic | economic; economical |
| 2 | French | économique | economic |
| 3 | Latin | oeconomicus | domestic economy; orderly, methodical; economic |
| 4 | Latin | oeconomia | The management of household affairs; arrangement,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονομία | the management of a household or family,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English economic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | economic | Pertaining to an economy |
| 2 | Middle English | economike | — |
via Catalan econòmic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | econòmic | economic; economical |