Where does “chiliarque” come from?
chiliarque (French) comes from Latin chiliarchus, 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.
chiliarque (French): chiliarch
Definitions
- chiliarch
Ancestry of “chiliarque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | chiliarchus | chiliarch, commander of a thousand men in Ancient Greece |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χιλίαρχος | the commander of a thousand men, commander of a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |