Where does “oikos” come from?
oikos (English) comes from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
oikos (English): A basic societal unit in Ancient Greece; a...
Definitions
- A basic societal unit in Ancient Greece; a...
Ancestry of “oikos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |