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Where does “Ἀρχίλοχος” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ἀρχίλοχος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ἀρχίλοχος”

  • Archilochus
  • Archilochus
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