hypaspist

The story

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὑπασπιστής“shield bearer”
2. English todayhypaspist

From Ancient Greek ὑπασπιστής (hupaspistḗs, “shield bearer”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -τής (-tḗs, “suffix forming agent noun”).