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Where does “metastrategy” come from?

metastrategy (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.

metastrategy (English): An overarching strategy determining which other...

Definitions

  1. An overarching strategy determining which other...

Ancestry of “metastrategy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrategyThe science and art of military command as...
2Latinstrategia—
3Ancient Greekστρατηγίαoffice of general, command; generalship; province...
4Ancient GreekστρατηγόςA leader or commander of an army: general; The...
5Ancient GreekἄγωTo lead, fetch, bring along , take with; To carry...
6Proto-Hellenicágōto lead, to guide
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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