Where does “pleonectic” come from?
pleonectic (English) comes from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός, from Ancient Greek πλείων, from Proto-Hellenic *pleíhōn, from Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs — full.
pleonectic (English): Greedy; covetous
Definitions
- Greedy; covetous
Ancestry of “pleonectic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλεονεκτικός | greedy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλείων | more, comparative degree of πολύς; more; more,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *pleíhōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *pléh₁yōs | full |