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Where does “μᾰ́χη” come from?

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

μᾰ́χη (Ancient Greek): fight; battle, combat

Definitions

  1. fight; battle, combat

Ancestry of “μᾰ́χη”, step by step

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

Words derived from “μᾰ́χη”

  • Telemachus
  • Amazonomachy
  • Lisimaco
  • Telemaco
  • テーレマコス
  • μάχη
  • αερομαχία
  • τηλέμᾰχος
  • Ἀμαζονομαχία
  • Δωρίμαχος
  • Λυσίμαχος
  • σκιαμαχία
  • Τηλέμαχος
  • Ἀντίμαχος
  • κᾰλλῐ́μᾰχος
  • Καλλίμαχος
  • Ἀνδρόμαχος
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