'wealth-dominated' originates from English, specifically the component words 'wealth' (from Old English 'wealþ') and 'dominated' (from Latin 'dominatus' via Old French/Latin-derived 'dominate'), where 'wealþ' meant 'well-being, riches' and the root 'domin-' meant 'to rule.'

'wealth-dominated' is a modern English compound formed by combining the noun 'wealth' (Middle English 'welth') with the past-participle adjective 'dominated' (from Latin 'dominari' → Medieval/Old French forms → Middle English 'dominen'/'dominate'), eventually becoming the contemporary compound adjective 'wealth-dominated.'

Initially, the elements meant 'riches/well-being' and 'to rule'; over time they were combined in modern usage to mean 'ruled or controlled by wealth,' a figurative extension of the original senses.