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
- of, relating to, or being a plutocracy
Ancestry of “plutocratic”, step by step
plutocratic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pluto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pluto | dwarf planet in the Solar System |
| 2 | Middle English | Pluto | The Roman god governing the underworld; Pluto |
| 3 | Latin | Plūtō | Pluto god of the underworld |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πλούτων | god of the underworld; Pluto, Greek and Roman god... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 7 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 8 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 10 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 11 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 12 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via French ploutocratique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ploutocratique | plutocratic |
| 2 | French | ploutocratie | plutocracy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλουτοκρατία | An oligarchy of wealth; A plutocracy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρατέω | to rule, command; to conquer, prevail, gain the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |