Where does “chiliarch” come from?

chiliarch (English) comes from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

chiliarch (English): A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic...

Definitions

  1. A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic...

Ancestry of “chiliarch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχιλίαρχοςthe commander of a thousand men, commander of a...
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →