Etymology

Stratego

Stra·te·go
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Today it means: A two-player strategy board game in which each player controls an army that tries to capture the other player's flag. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στρατηγός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστρατηγός“general”
  2. English todayStratego

From Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós, “general”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστρατηγός all →

strategus

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