Etymology

somatophylax

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Today it means: One of the seven men that served in high-ranking military positions during the times of Alexander the Great Full definition →

Ancient Greek σωματοφύλαξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσωματοφύλαξ“bodyguard”
  2. English todaysomatophylax

From Ancient Greek σωματοφύλαξ (sōmatophúlax, “bodyguard”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.