Where does “υποδεκανέας” come from?
υποδεκανέας (Greek) comes from Greek δεκανέας, from Koine Greek δεκανός, from Ancient Greek δέκα, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
υποδεκανέας (Greek): lance corporal
Ancestry of “υποδεκανέας”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | δεκανέας | corporal |
| 2 | Koine Greek | δεκανός | decanus, decurion; police officer; decans |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δέκα | ten |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |