Where does “geostrategy” come from?
geostrategy (English) comes from English strategy, from Latin strategia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
geostrategy (English): The strategic use of geopolitics
Definitions
- The strategic use of geopolitics
Ancestry of “geostrategy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strategy | The science and art of military command as... |
| 2 | Latin | strategia | a government, strategy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγία | office of general, command; generalship; province... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγός | A leader or commander of an army: general; The... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |