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Where does “στρατηγός” come from?

στρατηγός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

στρατηγός (Ancient Greek): A leader or commander of an army: general; The...

Definitions

  1. A leader or commander of an army: general; The...

Ancestry of “στρατηγός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄγωTo lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry...
2Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “στρατηγός”

  • strategy
  • strategic
  • strategically
  • stratagem
  • strategist
  • geostrategic
  • strategics
  • nonstrategic
  • strategi
  • counterstrategy
  • strategus
  • multistrategy
  • geostrategy
  • substrategy
  • unstrategic
  • metastrategic
  • geostrategically
  • technostrategic
  • metastrategy
  • substrategic
  • strategyproof
  • geostrategist
  • strategyproofness
  • prestrategic
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