Etymology

pentecontarch

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Today it means: The commander of a platoon of fifty men. Full definition →

Latin pentēcontarchus ← Ancient Greek πεντηκόνταρχος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπεντηκόνταρχος
  2. Latin · borrowed frompentēcontarchus
  3. English todaypentecontarch

From Latin pentēcontarchus, from Ancient Greek πεντηκόνταρχος (pentēkóntarkhos, literally “commander of fifty”).

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