Etymology

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Today it means: The science of houses and homes, considered especially in respect of their sanitary conditions. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οἶκος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοἶκος“house, household”
  2. English todayoikology

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house, household”) + -logy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοἶκος all →

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