Etymology

oniochalasia

onio·cha·la·sia
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Today it means: The act of purchasing objects as a form of mental relaxation. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὤνιος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὤνιος“for sale”
  2. English todayoniochalasia

From Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, “for sale”) + χαλαστικός (khalastikós, “relaxing”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὤνιος all →

oniomania

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