Etymology

pleonexia

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Today it means: Excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλεονεξία
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπλεονεξία“greediness”
  2. English todaypleonexia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλεονεξία (pleonexía, “greediness”).

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