Where does “ploutocratie” come from?
ploutocratie (French) comes from Ancient Greek πλουτοκρατία, from Ancient Greek κρατέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
ploutocratie (French): plutocracy
Definitions
- plutocracy
Ancestry of “ploutocratie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |