Etymograph

English

econometrics

Econometrics comes from French économètre ‘econometer’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentéconomètre‘econometer’
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentéconométrie
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2024econometrics

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentéconomètre‘econometer’
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentéconométrie
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2024econometrics

Earliest quotation: 2024, Angus Deaton, Rethinking My Economics: “The credibility revolution in econometrics was an understandable reaction…”

first attested Compare the earlier German Oekonometrie (now generally spelt Ökonometrie), first used (in a different sense) by Polish economist Paweł Ciompa in 1910 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

Coined by Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch in 1926.

Every English word from French économètre

Today it means

noun The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French économètre / econometrics

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