Etymology

strategy

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Today it means: The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. Full definition →

Latin stratēgia ← Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgía) ← Proto-Hellenic *ágō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*str̥tós
  4. Proto-Hellenic*strətós
  5. Ancient Greekστρατός (stratós)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ágō
  9. Ancient Greekἄγω (ágō)
  10. Ancient Greekστρᾰτηγός (strătēgós)
  11. Ancient Greekστρατηγία (stratēgía)
  12. Latinstratēgia
  13. English todaystrategy

Derived from Latin stratēgia, from Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgía, “office of general, command, generalship”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead, conduct”).

Words from the same roots

Latinstratēgia all →

strategian

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