Where does “Nationalökonomie” come from?
Nationalökonomie (German) comes from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Nationalökonomie (German): the study of the economics of nations
Definitions
- the study of the economics of nations
Ancestry of “Nationalökonomie”, step by step
Nationalökonomie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German national
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 2 | French | national | national |
| 3 | French | nation | nation |
| 4 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 6 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via German Ökonomie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ökonomie | economy; economics |
| 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... |