στρατηγός

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

A leader or commander of an army: general
The top official in any capacity (often used of various Roman ranks: consul, magistrate, etc.)

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek στρατός (army) + Ancient Greek ἄγω (lead, I lead, guide)+ Ancient Greek -ος (adjectival suffix, noun of result an abstract noun of action).

Origin

Ancient Greek

-ος

Gloss

adjectival suffix, noun of result an abstract noun of action

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

strategus English
aceratus Latin
strategus Latin
-ος Ancient Greek
Δεινόστρατος Ancient Greek
Δημόστρατος Ancient Greek
Διονυσόδωρος Ancient Greek
Καλλίστρατος Ancient Greek
Νικόστρατος Ancient Greek
Πεισίστρατος Ancient Greek
Σωστράτη Ancient Greek
άρχης Ancient Greek
εὐρυάγυια Ancient Greek
λοχαγός Ancient Greek
στρατόπεδον Ancient Greek
στρατός Ancient Greek
συνάγω Ancient Greek
τράγος Ancient Greek
ἀγήνωρ Ancient Greek
ἀνάγω Ancient Greek
ἄγω Ancient Greek
ἄξιος Ancient Greek
Ἀρχέστρατος Ancient Greek
ἐπάγω Ancient Greek
Ἡρόστρατος Ancient Greek
ὀρόσπιζος Ancient Greek
ὑπάγω Ancient Greek
*-os Proto-Indo-European
*str̥tós, *str̥h₃tós Proto-Indo-European
άγω Greek (modern)
αντιστράτηγος Greek (modern)
στρατάρχης Greek (modern)
στρατηγός Greek (modern)
στρατός Greek (modern)
υποστράτηγος Greek (modern)
*ágō Proto-Hellenic
𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨡𐨅𐨒 Gandhari