Where does “χιλίαρχος” come from?

χιλίαρχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

χιλίαρχος (Ancient Greek): the commander of a thousand men, commander of a...

Definitions

  1. the commander of a thousand men, commander of a...

Ancestry of “χιλίαρχος”, step by step

χιλίαρχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χίλιοι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
2Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Ancient Greek ἄρχω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Words derived from “χιλίαρχος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →