Where does “pleonexie” come from?

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

pleonexie (Romanian): greediness, greed, avarice

Definitions

  1. greediness, greed, avarice

Ancestry of “pleonexie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπλεονεξίαgreed, avarice
2Ancient Greekπλεονεξίαgreediness, greed, avarice
3Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
4Proto-Hellenichékʰōto have
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔχω →