Word origin
ME < L
satrapes < Gr
satrapēs < OPers
xšathrapāvan, lit., protector of the land <
xšathra, dominion (< IE base *
kthēi-, to gain dominion > Gr
ktēma, possession) + *
pā(y)-, to protect < IE base *
pō(i)-, to herd sheep, protect, cover > OE
fothor, sheath