Where does “ὁπλομάχος” come from?

ὁπλομάχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅπλον, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

ὁπλομάχος (Ancient Greek): heavily armed

Definitions

  1. heavily armed

Ancestry of “ὁπλομάχος”, step by step

ὁπλομάχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὅπλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅπλονtool, instrument; a ship's tackle, rope;...
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Ancient Greek μάχομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

Words derived from “ὁπλομάχος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →