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
1EnglishplutarchThe classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch
2LatinPlutarchusPlutarch of Chaeronea (Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, ca. 46 – 120), a celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, a biographical series commonly referred to as Pluta
3Ancient GreekΠλούταρχοςPlutarch of Chaeronea, full name Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος, romanized Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, lived ca. 46–120. A celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans,
4Ancient GreekΠλοῦτοςwealth
5Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Ancient Greek πλέωEvery word from Ancient Greek Πλοῦτος