Where does “Einkaufsstrategie” come from?
Einkaufsstrategie (German) comes from German Strategie, from French stratégie, from Old French strategie, from Latin strategia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō — to drive.
Einkaufsstrategie (German): purchasing strategy, procurement strategy a plan that defines how a company manages its purchasing activities to optimize costs and supplier relationships
Definitions
- purchasing strategy, procurement strategy a plan that defines how a company manages its purchasing activities to optimize costs and supplier relationships
Ancestry of “Einkaufsstrategie”, step by step
Einkaufsstrategie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Strategie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Strategie | strategy; The strategy pattern |
| 2 | French | stratégie | strategy |
| 3 | Old French | strategie | — |
| 4 | Latin | strategia | a government, strategy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγία | office of general, command; generalship; province... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγός | A leader or commander of an army: general; The... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |