Where does “πεντηκόνταρχος” come from?

πεντηκόνταρχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.

πεντηκόνταρχος (Ancient Greek): pentecontarch

Definitions

  1. pentecontarch

Ancestry of “πεντηκόνταρχος”, step by step

πεντηκόνταρχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεντήκονταfifty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpenkʷēḱomth₂—
3Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷedḱomt—

via Ancient Greek ἀρχός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχόςruler, leader, prince

Words derived from “πεντηκόνταρχος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt →Every word from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα →