Where does “Ἀρχίλοχος” come from?

Ἀρχίλοχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λόχος, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

Ἀρχίλοχος (Ancient Greek): in particular, the 7th century poet Archilochus of Paros

Definitions

  1. in particular, the 7th century poet Archilochus of Paros

Ancestry of “Ἀρχίλοχος”, step by step

Ἀρχίλοχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λόχος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
2Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
3Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

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 “Ἀρχίλοχος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai →Every word from Ancient Greek λέχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek λόχος →