pluto-, plut- +

(Greek: wealth, wealthy, rich)


plutonium
Information is located at Chemical Element: plutonium .
plutonomic
1. A reference to an individual’s wealth condition or experience.
2. A descriptive word for wealth management.
plutonomics
The study of wealth and wealth management.

Plutonomics may be the first modern theory to capture all manner of wealth phenomena from money and property to citizenship and reputation.

plutonomist
Someone who specializes in plutonomy, a political economist.
plutonomy
1. The science of the production and distribution of wealth; political economy.
2. The study of the production and distribution of wealth.
rich
1. Owning a lot of money and/or expensive property.
2. Worth a great deal of money; such as, a rich endowment.
3. Made from or consisting of things of the highest quality; for example, rich fabrics.
4. A good supply of resources or substances; such as, an area rich in minerals, a city rich in culture, a cotton-rich fabric.
5. Existing in large quantities and in plentiful supply.
6. Etymology: the original meaning of rich was "mighty, noble".

It goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base reg-, "move in a straight line"; therefore, "direct" and "rule" which is the source of English right from Latin rex, "king" (ancestor of English regent, regiment, etc.).

—Based on information from
Dictionary of Word Origins by John Ayto,
Arcade Publishing, New York, 1990.

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