Etymology of the English word strategy
the English word
strategyderived from the French word
stratégiederived from the Greek word
strategia, στρατηγία
derived 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-derived from the French word
strategiederived from the Greek word
strategia, στρατηγία
derived 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 strategy in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
strategist,
strategizeCognates
Dutch
strategie, French
stratégie, German
Strategie, Italian
strategia, Latin
strategia, Lithuanian
strategija, Norwegian
strategi, Russian
стpaтeгия, Swedish
strategiUsage
Word found in Modern English
