Lcchang  +  305806 Wed, 20 Dec 06 05:46 PM Plutocrat means someone who has power because they are rich. I was wondering why it had something to do with "Pluto" the planet. Please advise on that. LCChang Lcchang Joined on Mon, Feb 27 2006 Northern Taiwan Contributing Member 1,078 Life will never end.

	Marius Hancu  +  305812 Wed, 20 Dec 06 05:58 PM Right, different origins, both Greek. The planet comes from the Greek/Roman god of the underworld, while the other comes from the Greek word for "wealth". See the Etymology sections here: ------- Plu·to Function:noun Etymology:Latin Pluton-, Pluto, from Greek Ploutn Date:14th century 1 : the Greek god of the underworld -- compare DIS 2 [New Latin] : the planet with the farthest mean distance from the sun -- see PLANET table ------- plu·toc·ra·cy    Etymology:Greek ploutokratia, from ploutos wealth + -kratia -cracy 1 : government by the wealthy : the rule or dominion of wealth or of the rich 2 : a controlling or influential class of rich men : a body of plutocrats http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com ---------- Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Nouns, Dates, Images

	Lcchang  +  305992 Thu, 21 Dec 06 10:22 AM Could you recommend any websites which detail words by explaining their prefixes and suffixes? Thanks. LCChang Lcchang Suffixes, Prefixes

	Marius Hancu  +  306031 Thu, 21 Dec 06 01:34 PM Not easy. Try these: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/plutocracy Read the Etymology section of each defition http://p211.ezboard.com/bwordoriginsorg http://www.wordwizard.com/ http://www.wikipedia.com/ http://www.wordwizard.com/ch_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19501 Marius Hancu