English

ineconomy

From in- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) + economy.

Formed from in- + economy

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Middle English yconomye

Today it means

noun Lack of economy; waste (of resources, etc.).

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

Etymograph / ineconomy