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Where does “estratègia” come from?

estratègia (Catalan) comes from Latin strategia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

estratègia (Catalan): strategy

Definitions

  1. strategy

Ancestry of “estratègia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrategia—
2Ancient Greekστρατηγίαoffice of general, command; generalship; province...
3Ancient GreekστρατηγόςA leader or commander of an army: general; The...
4Ancient GreekἄγωTo lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry...
5Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “estratègia”

  • estratègic
  • estratègicament
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