Where does “plutocracy” come from?
Plutocracy derives from Ancient Greek πλουτοκρατία, combining πλοῦτος (wealth) and κράτος (rule), where κράτος traces to Proto-Indo-European kret- meaning to govern or have power.
plutocracy (English): Government by the wealthy; A controlling class of...
Definitions
- Government by the wealthy; A controlling class of...
Ancestry of “plutocracy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλουτοκρατία | An oligarchy of wealth; A plutocracy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρατέω | to rule, command; to conquer, prevail, gain the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “plutocracy”