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Where does “στρατηγέω” come from?

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

στρατηγέω (Ancient Greek): to be a general

Definitions

  1. to be a general

Ancestry of “στρατηγέω”, step by step

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

Words derived from “στρατηγέω”

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