Where does “oiligarchy” come from?
oiligarchy (English) comes from English oligarchy, from French oligarchie, from Late Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
oiligarchy (English): A country or elite group that obtains its power from control of the oil industry
Definitions
- A country or elite group that obtains its power from control of the oil industry
Ancestry of “oiligarchy”, step by step
oiligarchy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oligarchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oligarchy | A government run by only a few, often the... |
| 2 | French | oligarchie | oligarchy |
| 3 | Late Latin | oligarchia | oligarchy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀλιγαρχία | rule of few, oligarchy; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀλιγάρχης | oligarch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English oil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oil | Liquid fat; Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel... |
| 2 | Middle English | oyle | The oil pressed from olives; olive oil; Oil as... |
| 3 | Old French | oile | oil |
| 4 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |