English
strategian
Strategian comes from Latin stratēgia ‘a government, strategy’, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία ‘office of general, command’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγωágō‘to lead, fetch, bring along, take with’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρᾰτηγόςstrătēgós‘a leader or commander of an army: general’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρατηγίαstratēgía‘office of general, command’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstratēgia‘a government, strategy’
- Englishtodaystrategian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eǵ-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éǵeti‘to be driving’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ágō‘to lead, to guide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄγωágō‘to lead, fetch, bring along, take with’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρᾰτηγόςstrătēgós‘a leader or commander of an army: general’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστρατηγίαstratēgía‘office of general, command’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstratēgia‘a government, strategy’
- Englishtodaystrategian
Formed from -an
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
reaction, suggest, actively, essay, register, acre, transaction, gesture, inactive, radioactive, digest, congestion, belligerent, unambiguous, reagent, ingestion, retroactive, progesterone, agrarian, hyperactivity, gestation, ingest, ambiguously, agger, samaj, agitate, gerund, gestion, 129 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, agency, activity, actual, agent, actor, agenda, ambiguous, activate, ambiguity, squat, assay, agile, agility, agitation, cogent, radium, actuator, actuation, inexact, exigent, actuate, 112 more
through Proto-Hellenic *ágō ‘to lead, to guide’
agony, antagonist, antagonism, agonist, antagonize, axiomatic, agonize, 22 more
through Ancient Greek ἄγω ‘to lead, fetch, bring along, take with’
Today it means
noun A strategist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / strategian