Where does “oniomania” come from?

oniomania (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὤνιος, from Ancient Greek ὠνέομαι, from Ancient Greek ὦνος, from Proto-Indo-European wosno-, from Proto-Indo-European wesno- — price.

oniomania (English): An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition...

Definitions

  1. An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition...

Ancestry of “oniomania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὤνιοςfor sale
2Ancient Greekὠνέομαιto buy, purchase
3Ancient Greekὦνοςprice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwosno-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwesno-price
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wesno- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wosno- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦνος →