Where does “boligarca” come from?
boligarca (Spanish) comes from Spanish bolivariano, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
boligarca (Spanish): a class of businesspeople and politicians who acquired wealth during the Bolivarian governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro
Definitions
- a class of businesspeople and politicians who acquired wealth during the Bolivarian governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro
Ancestry of “boligarca”, step by step
boligarca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish bolivariano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bolivariano | Bolivarian of or pertaining to [[w:Simón Bolívar |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 3 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 4 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 5 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Spanish oligarca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | oligarca | oligarch |
| 2 | Late Latin | oligarcha | oligarch |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀλιγάρχης | oligarch |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |