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Where does “plutocracia” come from?

plutocracia (Spanish) 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.

plutocracia (Spanish): plutocracy

Definitions

  1. plutocracy

Ancestry of “plutocracia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπλουτοκρατίαAn oligarchy of wealth; A plutocracy
2Ancient Greekκρατέωto rule, command; to conquer, prevail, gain the...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “plutocracia”

  • plutocrático
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