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Where does “πλουτοκρατέομαι” come from?

πλουτοκρατέομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρατέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

πλουτοκρατέομαι (Ancient Greek): I am governed by the wealthy

Definitions

  1. I am governed by the wealthy

Ancestry of “πλουτοκρατέομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρατέωto rule, command; to conquer, prevail, gain the...
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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