Where does “συνταγματάρχης” come from?

συνταγματάρχης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχός — ruler, leader, prince.

συνταγματάρχης (Ancient Greek): the leader of a syntagma

Definitions

  1. the leader of a syntagma

Ancestry of “συνταγματάρχης”, step by step

συνταγματάρχης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀρχός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχόςruler, leader, prince

via Ancient Greek σῠ́ντᾰγμᾰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῠ́ντᾰγμᾰsyntagma
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρχός