Where does “στρατόπεδον” come from?

στρατόπεδον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέδον, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

στρατόπεδον (Ancient Greek): camp, encampment, campsite; host, army

Definitions

  1. camp, encampment, campsite; host, army

Ancestry of “στρατόπεδον”, step by step

στρατόπεδον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πέδον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέδονground, earth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Ancient Greek στρατός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρατόςarmy, military force
2Proto-Hellenic*strətós—

Words derived from “στρατόπεδον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέδον →