Where does “pluton” come from?
pluton (Polish) comes from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
pluton (Polish): plutonium; platoon
Definitions
- plutonium; platoon
Ancestry of “pluton”, step by step
pluton traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Plūtō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Plūtō | Pluto god of the underworld |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πλούτων | god of the underworld; Pluto, Greek and Roman god... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via French peloton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | peloton | small ball; platoon; pack, bunch |
| 2 | French | pelote | ball; pelota; droppings |
| 3 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 4 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 5 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via New Latin plutonium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | plutonium | plutonium |