Where does “Ἀμαζονομαχία” come from?
Ἀμαζονομαχία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.
Ἀμαζονομαχία (Ancient Greek): A battle with the Amazons
Definitions
- A battle with the Amazons
Ancestry of “Ἀμαζονομαχία”, step by step
Ἀμαζονομαχία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μᾰ́χη | fight; battle, combat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάχομαι | I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | maHgʰ- | to fight |
via Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓μᾰζών
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ᾰ̓μᾰζών | Amazons, a mythical nation of female warriors from western Scythia |