Where does “πρόμαχος” come from?

πρόμαχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προμάχομαι, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

πρόμαχος (Ancient Greek): champion, foremost fighter

Definitions

  1. champion, foremost fighter

Ancestry of “πρόμαχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρομάχομαι
2Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
3Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “πρόμαχος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró
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