Economics etymology

English

English word economics comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) οἶκος, English eco-, Latin -nomia (-nomy.), Ancient Greek (to 1453) νέμω

Etymology of economics

Detailed word origin of economics

Dictionary entry Language Definition
οἶκος Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
eco- English (en) Ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense). Economy.
-nomia Latin (lat) -nomy.
νέμω Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
νοῦμμος Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
οἰκονομία Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
oeconomia Latin (lat) The management of household affairs; arrangement, economy.
economy English (en) (archaic) Management of one’s residency.. (theology) The method of divine government of the world.. Collective focus of the study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources.. Effective management of the resources of a community or system.. Frugal use of resources.. The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as [...]
economics English (en) (social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.

Words with the same origin as economics

Descendants of οἶκος

economy ecosystem parish

Descendants of -nomia

astronomy

Descendants of νέμω

astronaut disaster