Etymology

oniomania

onio·ma·nia
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Today it means: An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὤνιος ← German Oniomanie
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The story

  1. German · derived fromOniomanie
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromὤνιος“for sale”
  3. English todayoniomania

Internationalism, from Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, “for sale”) + -mania, after German Oniomanie.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὤνιος all →

oniochalasia

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