Where does “strategie” come from?

strategie (Old French) comes from Latin strategia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “strategie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	strategia	a government, strategy
2	Ancient Greek	στρατηγία	office of general, command; generalship; province...
3	Ancient Greek	στρατηγός	A leader or commander of an army: general; The...
4	Ancient Greek	ἄγω	to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with
5	Proto-Hellenic	ágō	to lead, to guide
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

Words derived from “strategie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ágō →