Where does “plutomania” come from?
plutomania (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.
plutomania (English): A passion or craving for wealth; An obsession...
Definitions
- A passion or craving for wealth; An obsession...
Ancestry of “plutomania”, step by step
plutomania 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 English Mania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mania | The goddess of the dead and ghosts |
| 2 | Latin | Mania | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μανία | madness, frenzy, enthusiasm; mad desire,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαίνομαι | I am mad, angry, I rage; I am mad, raving, out of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | məňňómai | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yétor | to think |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |