Where does “Archilochus” come from?

Archilochus (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος, from Ancient Greek λόχος, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

Archilochus (English): An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th century Archaic or a Classical Greek poet

Definitions

  1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th century Archaic or a Classical Greek poet

Ancestry of “Archilochus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈρχίλοχοςin particular, the 7th century poet Archilochus of Paros
2Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
3Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
4Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai →Every word from Ancient Greek λέχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek λόχος →