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Where does “στρατόπεδο” come from?

στρατόπεδο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στρατόπεδον, from Ancient Greek πέδον, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

στρατόπεδο (Greek): permanent or temporary base or camp; camp or site...

Definitions

  1. permanent or temporary base or camp; camp or site...

Ancestry of “στρατόπεδο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρατόπεδονcamp, encampment, campsite; host, army
2Ancient Greekπέδονground, earth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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