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Where does “plutarch” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plutarch”, step by step

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