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Where does “σύλληψις” come from?

σύλληψις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

σύλληψις (Ancient Greek): grasping, comprehension

Definitions

  1. grasping, comprehension

Ancestry of “σύλληψις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσυλλαμβάνωI collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,...
2Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
3Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
4Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “σύλληψις”

  • syllepsis
  • syllepsis
  • σύλληψη
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