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ptochocracy [ptochocracy 词源字典]: "A government elected by or consisting of the poor; (in extended use) poor people considered as a class", Late 18th cent.; earliest use found in James Burgh (1714–1775), educationist and author. From ancient Greek πτωχο-, combining form (in e.g. πτωχοποιός drawing beggarly characters) of πτωχός (adjective) poor, (noun) beggar + -cracy.[ptochocracy etymology, ptochocracy origin, 英语词源]
ptochogony: "The creation of a class of poor people; (hence) poverty", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Sydney Smith (1771–1845), author and wit. From ancient Greek πτωχο- + -gony.