Greek v. Latin - compound words
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:54 pm
I was thinking about the compounding of words to create new words and the similarities of Greek and Germanic languages. These are examples of Greek and Latin
stratarche:s - general, military leader (e: is eta - long e)
strategos - general
stratopedon - army camp, tent
stratia - army
stratiote:s - soldier
strateuma - expedition, campaign, army
stratelasia - military expedition
strateusis - a general's order
stratagema - an act of a general
strategion - a general's tent
strategia - military tactics
strateusimos - fit for army service
the same list in Latin:
dux
tabernaculum
exercitus
milites
expeditio
imperantium
castrum
disciplina
utibilis
lipostratia - draft-dodging!
stratarche:s - general, military leader (e: is eta - long e)
strategos - general
stratopedon - army camp, tent
stratia - army
stratiote:s - soldier
strateuma - expedition, campaign, army
stratelasia - military expedition
strateusis - a general's order
stratagema - an act of a general
strategion - a general's tent
strategia - military tactics
strateusimos - fit for army service
the same list in Latin:
dux
tabernaculum
exercitus
milites
expeditio
imperantium
castrum
disciplina
utibilis
lipostratia - draft-dodging!