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Where does “συνταγματάρχης” come from?

συνταγματάρχης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

συνταγματάρχης (Ancient Greek): the leader of a syntagma

Definitions

  1. the leader of a syntagma

Ancestry of “συνταγματάρχης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
3Proto-Indo-European-ess—
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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