Where does “συμπόσιον” come from?

συμπόσιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σῠμπότης, from Ancient Greek σῠμπῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

συμπόσιον (Ancient Greek): drinking party, entertainment, feast, banquet,...

Definitions

  1. drinking party, entertainment, feast, banquet,...

Ancestry of “συμπόσιον”, step by step

συμπόσιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σῠμπότης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῠμπότηςfellow drinker
2Ancient Greekσῠμπῑ́νωI drink together
3Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
4Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
5Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

via Ancient Greek συμπίνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσυμπίνωI drink together; I absorb; I soak

Words derived from “συμπόσιον

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek σύν