English
space-saving
From space + saving.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- ‘to stretch’
Latin spatium ‘space’
Old French espace ‘space’
Anglo-Norman space
Middle English space
English space
Today it means
adj Taking up only a limited amount of space or room; compact.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / space-saving