Where does “λόχος” come from?

λόχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

λόχος (Ancient Greek): ambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...

Definitions

  1. ambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...

Ancestry of “λόχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
2Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

Words derived from “λόχος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai →Every word from Ancient Greek λέχομαι →
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