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