μάχομαι

Ancient Greek

verb

Definitions

(with dative) I make war, fight, battle
I quarrel, wrangle, dispute
I contend, compete

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *maHgʰ- (fight).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*maHgʰ-

Gloss

fight

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

θεόμαχος Ancient Greek
θεός Ancient Greek
θηρίον Ancient Greek
θηριομάχος Ancient Greek
*maHgʰ- Proto-Indo-European
μάχομαι Greek (modern)
մաքառիմ Old Armenian
𒃮𒊑 Akkadian