Where does “Νικόμαχος” come from?

Νικόμαχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.

Ancestry of “Νικόμαχος”, step by step

Νικόμαχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́χηfight; battle, combat
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

via Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝῑ́κη—
2Ancient Greekνῑ́κηconquered; victory

Words derived from “Νικόμαχος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη →