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Where does “πλοῦτος” come from?

πλοῦτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλέω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

πλοῦτος (Ancient Greek): wealth

Definitions

  1. wealth

Ancestry of “πλοῦτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “πλοῦτος”

  • Ploutos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →