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Where does “στρατήγημα” come from?

στρατήγημα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στρατηγέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

στρατήγημα (Ancient Greek): act of a general, piece of generalship; trick,...

Definitions

  1. act of a general, piece of generalship; trick,...

Ancestry of “στρατήγημα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρατηγέωto be a general
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “στρατήγημα”

  • stratagem
  • stratagemical
  • strategema
  • stratagemma
  • stratageme
  • stratageme
  • stratagem
  • stratageme
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