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...
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- A commander of a thousand troops in Hellenistic...
Ancestry of “chiliarch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | χιλίαρχος | the commander of a thousand men, commander of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |