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Where does “plutocratic” come from?

plutocratic (English) comes from English Pluto, from Middle English Pluto, from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

plutocratic (English): of, relating to, or being a plutocracy

Definitions

  1. of, relating to, or being a plutocracy

Ancestry of “plutocratic”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plutocratic”

  • plutocratically
  • antiplutocratic
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