myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of oikonomos

Etymology of the Greek word oikonomos (οἰκονόμος)

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-

Derivations in Greek

oikonomikos, oikonomia

Derivations in other languages

Latin oeconomus