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Where does “polemarchus” come from?

polemarchus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πολέμαρχος, from Ancient Greek ἀρχός — ruler, leader, prince.

Ancestry of “polemarchus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολέμαρχος—
2Ancient Greekἀρχόςruler, leader, prince
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