Etymology

parsimonious

par·si·mon·i·ous
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Today it means: Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English parsimony ← Middle English parcimonie
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The story

  1. Middle Englishparcimonie
  2. Englishparsimony
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  5. English todayparsimonious

From parsimony + -ous.

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