English
lochos
Lochos comes from Ancient Greek λόχος ‘ambush’, from λέχομαι ‘to lie’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*legʰ-1‘to lie’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*légʰ-e-ti1reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*lékʰomai1‘to lie down’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέχομαι2lékhomai‘to lie’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόχος3lókhos‘ambush’
- Englishtodaylochos3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek λέχομαι
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek λόχος
- 3 Wiktionary, English lochos
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*legʰ-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek λέχομαι‘to lie’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*légʰ-e-tiWiktionary, Ancient Greek λέχομαιreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*lékʰomaiWiktionary, Ancient Greek λέχομαι‘to lie down’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλέχομαιWiktionary, Ancient Greek λόχοςlékhomai‘to lie’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλόχοςWiktionary, English lochoslókhos‘ambush’
- EnglishtodaylochosWiktionary, English lochos
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
law, college, legal, low, lie, lawyer, lay, fellow, layer, legacy, log, colleague, loyalty, loyal, delegation, litter, delegate, lex, ledger, collegiate, ledge, lawless, lair, lees, legate, leaguer, lig, leal, collegium, underlay, lagan, lias, 20 more
Today it means
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Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “lochos”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek λέχομαι, Ancient Greek λόχος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- / lochos