English → Latin
“economic, economical” in Latin
spectōto watch, observe, look at, consider; to examine, try, test; to aim, strive, or endeavour afterdīligōto esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something); to set apart by choosing, to single (something) out, to parcussparing, frugal, thrifty; scanty, slight, little, smalldisciplīnateaching, instruction, education; training; learning, knowledge, discipline, science, study
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
economic, economical
Relating to domestic economy, *ad tuendam rem familiarem pertinens or spectans (after Cic., Xenophontis liber de tuenda re familiari, qui oeconomicus inscribitur): attentus ad rem: diligens (careful): parcus (sparing; also = too sparing, penurious). Not to be ecomonical, largius suo uti (with reference to one’s property); rem familiarem negligere.
“Economics,” *tuendae rei familiaris scientia or disciplina.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for economic, economical?
- The usual Latin words for “economic, economical” are spectō, dīligō, parcus; also disciplīna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.