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Where does “économe” come from?

économe (French) comes from Latin oeconomus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος, 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...

économe (French): penny-wise; thrifty; economical; bursar;...

Definitions

  1. penny-wise; thrifty; economical; bursar;...

Ancestry of “économe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoeconomus—
2Ancient Greekοἰκονόμοςone who manages a household, the master of the...
3Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “économe”

  • econom
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