Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
- Proto-Italic*sokjos
- Latinsokios
- Latinsocius
- Englishsocio-
- Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
- Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
- Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
- Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
- Proto-Indo-European*nem-
- Proto-Indo-European*németi
- Proto-Hellenic*némō
- Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
- Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
- Ancient Greekοἰκονόμος (oikonómos)
- Ancient Greekοἰκονομικός (oikonomikós)
- Latinoeconomicus
- Old Frenchiconomike
- Middle Englishiconomique
- Middle Englisheconomike, iconomique
- Englisheconomic
- Englisheconomics
- Englishsocioeconomics
From socio- + economics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 社會經濟學 /社会经济学
- 社會經濟學 /社会经济学 (shèhuì jīngjìxué)economics that deals with social aspects
Finnish sosioekonomia
- sosioekonomiaeconomics that deals with social aspects
Irish socheacnamaíocht
- socheacnamaíochteconomics that deals with social aspects
Italian socioeconomia
- socioeconomiaeconomics that deals with social aspects
Vietnamese kinh tế xã hội
- kinh tế xã hộieconomics that deals with social aspects
Cite this entry
APA
socioeconomics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socioeconomics
MLA
“socioeconomics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socioeconomics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socioeconomics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socioeconomics.
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