Where does “nelăcomie” come from?

nelăcomie (Romanian) comes from Romanian lăcomie, from Romanian lacom, from Old Church Slavonic лакомъ, from Proto-Slavic olkomъ, from Proto-Slavic olkati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk-.

nelăcomie (Romanian): moderation, temperance

Definitions

  1. moderation, temperance

Ancestry of “nelăcomie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlăcomiegreed
2Romanianlacomavid, greedy, gluttonous, ravenous, covetous
3Old Church Slavonicлакомъ—
4Proto-Slavicolkomъgreedy
5Proto-Slavicolkatito be hungry
6Proto-Balto-Slavicalˀk-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁olHk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁olHk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic alˀk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkati →