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Where does “económico” come from?

económico (Portuguese) comes from Latin oeconomicus, 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 — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

económico (Portuguese): economic, economical

Definitions

  1. economic, economical

Ancestry of “económico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “económico”

  • agroeconómico
  • antieconómico
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