λοχαγός

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

(military) leader of an armed band, especially the commander of a company (100 men)

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek λόχος (ambush, ambuscade, company, armed band, lying down, a file in the phalanx) + 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

aceratus Latin
-ος Ancient Greek
Δεινόλοχος Ancient Greek
Διονυσόδωρος Ancient Greek
Εὐρύλοχος Ancient Greek
διλοχία Ancient Greek
εὐρυάγυια Ancient Greek
λόχος Ancient Greek
στρατηγός Ancient Greek
συνάγω Ancient Greek
τράγος Ancient Greek
ἀγήνωρ Ancient Greek
ἀνάγω Ancient Greek
ἄγω Ancient Greek
ἄλοχος Ancient Greek
ἄξιος Ancient Greek
Ἀμφίλοχος Ancient Greek
Ἀντίλοχος Ancient Greek
Ἀρχίλοχος Ancient Greek
ἐπάγω Ancient Greek
ὀρόσπιζος Ancient Greek
ὑπάγω Ancient Greek
*-os Proto-Indo-European
*legʰ- Proto-Indo-European
άγω Greek (modern)
λοχίας Greek (modern)
*ágō Proto-Hellenic