PLEONEXIA

Etymology

Noun

pleonexia (usually uncountable, plural pleonexias)

Excessive or insatiable greed, avarice, covetousness, the desire to have more, a greedy desire for certain goods.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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