English
strategus
Strategus comes from Latin strategus ‘the leader or commander of an army’, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός ‘general’, 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 BCEστρατηγόςstratēgós‘general’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrategus‘the leader or commander of an army’
- Englishtodaysame form
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 BCEστρατηγόςstratēgós‘general’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstrategus‘the leader or commander of an army’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
reaction, suggest, actively, essay, register, transaction, acre, gesture, inactive, radioactive, digest, congestion, agrarian, belligerent, reagent, ingestion, retroactive, progesterone, hyperactivity, gestation, ingest, unambiguous, agitate, agger, samaj, ambiguously, gerund, gestion, 129 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti ‘to be driving’
act, action, active, agency, activity, actual, agent, actor, agenda, activate, agile, agility, squat, assay, ambiguous, ambiguity, 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’
through Ancient Greek στρατηγός ‘general’
Today it means
noun The leader or commander of an army; a general.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- / strategus