Where does “parsimōnia” come from?

parsimōnia (Latin) comes from Latin parsus, from Latin parcō — to spare, save up, economise.

parsimōnia (Latin): frugality, thrift, parsimony

Definitions

  1. frugality, thrift, parsimony

Ancestry of “parsimōnia”, step by step

parsimōnia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin parsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparsusforborne
2Latinparcōto spare, save up, economise

via Latin parcimōnia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparcimōnia—

Words derived from “parsimōnia”

Every word from Latin parcō →Every word from Latin parsus →