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Where does “Plutarchian” come from?

Plutarchian (English) comes from English plutarch, from Latin Plutarchus, from Ancient Greek Πλούταρχος, from Ancient Greek Πλοῦτος, from Ancient Greek πλέω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Plutarchian (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch...

Ancestry of “Plutarchian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishplutarch—
2LatinPlutarchus—
3Ancient GreekΠλούταρχος—
4Ancient GreekΠλοῦτοςwealth
5Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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