Where does “απληστία” come from?
απληστία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπληστία, from Ancient Greek ἄπληστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
απληστία (Greek): greed, avarice, strong desire
Definitions
- greed, avarice, strong desire
Ancestry of “απληστία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀπληστία | insatiate desire, greediness |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄπληστος | insatiable, greedy; limitless, interminable |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |