Etymology of the English word stratagem
the English word
stratagemderived from the Greek word
strategos, στρατηγός (a general; (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor), the chief (praefect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens)
derived from the Greek word
stratos, στρατός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the Greek word
agein, ἄγω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Date
The earliest known usage of stratagem in English dates from the 15th century.
