Where does “ἐγρεμάχης” come from?
ἐγρεμάχης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.
ἐγρεμάχης (Ancient Greek): rousing the fight
Ancestry of “ἐγρεμάχης”, step by step
ἐγρεμάχης 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 ἐγείρω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐγείρω | to awaken, wake up, rouse, stir; to rouse, stir... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | egéřřō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ger- | to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up |