Where does “πλεονεξία” come from?

πλεονεξία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλεονεξία, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

πλεονεξία (Greek): greed, avarice

Definitions

greed, avarice

Ancestry of “πλεονεξία”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	πλεονεξία	greediness, greed, avarice
2	Ancient Greek	ἔχω	I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
3	Proto-Hellenic	hékʰō	to have
4	Proto-Indo-European	seǵʰ-	to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “πλεονεξία”

pleonexie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔχω →