English
chrematistics
Chrematistics comes from Ancient Greek χρῆμα ‘money’, from χρᾰ́ομαι ‘want, need’, and ultimately from χρή ‘have to’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρή‘have to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρᾰ́ομαι‘want, need’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρῆμαkhrêma‘money’
- Englishtodaychrematistics
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχρή‘have to’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρᾰ́ομαι‘want, need’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEχρῆμαkhrêma‘money’
- Englishtodaychrematistics
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow (of plants?)’
green, grow, grass, herb, groom, arbor, gourmet, graze, yerba, greedily, ambergris, 17 more
Today it means
noun The study of wealth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χρή / chrematistics