Where does “plutonic” come from?
Plutonic derives from English plutonium, which combines English Pluto from Latin -um and Ancient Greek πλοῦτος meaning wealth or riches.
plutonic (English): Alternative letter-case form of Plutonic;...
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Plutonic;...
Ancestry of “plutonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plutonium | The transuranic chemical element with atomic... |
| 2 | English | Pluto | dwarf planet in the Solar System |
| 3 | Middle English | Pluto | — |
| 4 | Latin | Plūtō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Πλούτων | god of the underworld; Pluto, Greek and Roman god... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
Words derived from “plutonic”