uneconomical

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English un-

Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos

Proto-Hellenic *wóikos

Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos)

Proto-Indo-European *nem-der.

Proto-Indo-European *németi

Proto-Hellenic *némō

Ancient Greek νέμω (némō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos)

Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος (oikonómos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía)bor.

Latin oeconomia

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin oeconomicusder.

Old French iconomikeder.

Middle English iconomiquebor.

Middle English economike, iconomique

English economic

English -al

English economical

English uneconomical

From un- + economical.

Adjective

uneconomical (comparative more uneconomical, superlative most uneconomical)

1. Not economical.

Derived terms

• uneconomically
• uneconomicalness

Translations

not economical

• Greek: αντιοικονομικός (el) (antioikonomikós)