Where does “strategie” come from?
strategie (Dutch) comes from French stratégie, from Old French strategie, from Latin strategia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
strategie (Dutch): strategy
Ancestry of “strategie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | stratégie | strategy |
| 2 | Old French | strategie | — |
| 3 | Latin | strategia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγία | office of general, command; generalship; province... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγός | A leader or commander of an army: general; The... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | To lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |