ecumene

The story

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromοἰκουμένη“inhabited world”
2. English todayecumene

From Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē, “inhabited world”), from οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “residence”).

Words from the same roots