polypragmosyne

The story

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπολυπραγμοσύνη“meddlesomeness”
2. English todaypolypragmosyne

From Ancient Greek πολυπραγμοσύνη (polupragmosúnē, “meddlesomeness”), from πολυπράγμων (poluprágmōn, “meddlesome”) (from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πρᾶγμα (prâgma, “act”)) + -σύνη (-súnē, “-ness”). See poly-, pragmatic.

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. Meddlesomeness, officiousness.