Where does “dwelmsindikaat” come from?
dwelmsindikaat (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans sindikaat, from Dutch syndicaat, from French syndicat, from French syndic, from Late Latin syndicus, from Ancient Greek σύνδικος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
dwelmsindikaat (Afrikaans): drug syndicate
Definitions
- drug syndicate
Ancestry of “dwelmsindikaat”, step by step
dwelmsindikaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans sindikaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | sindikaat | syndicate |
| 2 | Dutch | syndicaat | trade union, labour union |
| 3 | French | syndicat | syndicate; union, trade union |
| 4 | French | syndic | a syndic |
| 5 | Late Latin | syndicus | representative of a corporation or town, syndic;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύνδικος | advocate of a defendant; advocate for a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via Afrikaans dwelm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | dwelm | drug |