Where does “Archilochus” come from?
Archilochus (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος, from Ancient Greek λόχος, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai.
Ancestry of “Archilochus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἀρχίλοχος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λόχος | ambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέχομαι | to lie down |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *lékʰomai | — |