Where does “Militärstratege” come from?
Militärstratege (German) comes from German Stratege, from French stratège, from Latin strategus, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Militärstratege (German): military strategist
Definitions
- military strategist
Ancestry of “Militärstratege”, step by step
Militärstratege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stratege
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stratege | strategist |
| 2 | French | stratège | strategist |
| 3 | Latin | strategus | The leader or commander of an army; a general |
| 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 |
via German Militär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Militär | military; serviceman |
| 2 | French | militaire | military, militaristic; military |
| 3 | Middle French | militaire | military |
| 4 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 5 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |