Etymology

strategus

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Today it means: The leader or commander of an army; a general. Full definition →

Latin strategus ← Ancient Greek στρατηγός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστρατηγός“general”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromstrategus
  3. English todaystrategus

From Latin strategus, from Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós, “general”). See stratagem.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστρατηγός all →

Stratego

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