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Where does “økonomi” come from?

økonomi (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία, 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...

økonomi (Norwegian Bokmål): economy; economics

Definitions

  1. economy; economics

Ancestry of “økonomi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “økonomi”

  • økonomisk
  • sosioøkonomisk
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