Where does “strategiapeli” come from?
strategiapeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish 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.
strategiapeli (Finnish): strategy game
Definitions
- strategy game
Ancestry of “strategiapeli”, step by step
strategiapeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish strategia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | strategia | strategy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγία | office of general, command; generalship; province... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγός | A leader or commander of an army: general; The... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |