Where does “μάχη” come from?
μάχη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.
μάχη (Greek): battle, combat; fight, struggle
Definitions
- battle, combat; fight, struggle
Ancestry of “μάχη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μᾰ́χη | fight; battle, combat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάχομαι | I make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | maHgʰ- | to fight |
Words derived from “μάχη”