Etymology

pleonectic

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Today it means: Greedy; covetous. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπλεονεκτικός“greedy”
  2. English todaypleonectic

19th century borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός (pleonektikós, “greedy”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).

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