Where does “プルタルコス” come from?

プルタルコス (Japanese) comes from Ancient Greek Πλούταρχος, from Ancient Greek Πλοῦτος, from Ancient Greek πλέω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

プルタルコス (Japanese): Plutarch

Definitions

  1. Plutarch

Ancestry of “プルタルコス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠλούταρχοςPlutarch of Chaeronea, full name Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος, romanized Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, lived ca. 46–120. A celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans,
2Ancient GreekΠλοῦτοςwealth
3Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Ancient Greek πλέωEvery word from Ancient Greek Πλοῦτος