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Where does “socioeconomic” come from?

Socioeconomic comes from English economic, from Latin oeconomicus, from Ancient Greek oikonomikos, ultimately from Greek némō meaning to distribute or manage resources.

socioeconomic (English): Of or pertaining to social and economic factors

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to social and economic factors

Ancestry of “socioeconomic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalaneconòmiceconomic; economical
2Latinoeconomicusdomestic economy; orderly, methodical; economic
3LatinoeconomiaThe management of household affairs; arrangement,...
4Ancient Greekοἰκονομίαthe management of a household or family,...
5Ancient Greekοἰκονόμοςone who manages a household, the master of the...
6Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
7Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
8Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
9Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “socioeconomic”

  • socioeconomically
  • nonsocioeconomic
  • סוציו־אקונומי
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