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Etymology of the English word economize

the English word economize
derived from the English word economy
derived from the Latin word oeconomia (arrangement, division; economy)
derived from the Greek word oikonomia, οἰκονομία (administration (of a household or estate); specially, a (religious) 'economy')
using the Greek suffix -nomia, -νομία
derived from the Greek word nomos, νόμος (law; name; law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle))
derived from the Greek word nemein, νέμω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-
derived from the Greek word oikonomos, οἰκονόμος (a house-distributor (manager), or overseer; an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preacher (of the Gospel))
derived from the Greek word nomos, νόμος (law; name; law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle))
derived from the Greek word nemein, νέμω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-
derived from the Greek word oikos, οἶκος (a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weik-
derived from the Latin word oikonomos
using the English suffix -ize
derived from the Old French suffix -iser
derived from the Latin suffix -izare
derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν

Derivations in English

economized, economizing



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