Where does “lochus” come from?

lochus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λόχος, from Ancient Greek λέχομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomai — to lie down.

lochus (Latin): lochus

Definitions

  1. lochus

Ancestry of “lochus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
2Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
3Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

Words derived from “lochus

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *lékʰomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek λέχομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek λόχος