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Where does “nonplutonic” come from?

nonplutonic (English) comes from English Plutonic, from English plutonium, from English Pluto, from Middle English Pluto, from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.

nonplutonic (English): Not plutonic

Definitions

  1. Not plutonic

Ancestry of “nonplutonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPlutonicSynonym of Plutonian; Of or pertaining to rocks...
2EnglishplutoniumThe transuranic chemical element with atomic...
3EnglishPlutodwarf planet in the Solar System
4Middle EnglishPluto—
5LatinPlūtō—
6Ancient GreekΠλούτωνgod of the underworld; Pluto, Greek and Roman god...
7Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
8Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
9Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
10Hungarianönyou
11Hungarianön-self-
12Turkishönfront
13Ottoman Turkishاوك—
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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