Where does “σύνθεσις” come from?

σύνθεσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

σύνθεσις (Ancient Greek): a putting together, composition, combination,...

Definitions

  1. a putting together, composition, combination,...

Ancestry of “σύνθεσις”, step by step

σύνθεσις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek συντίθημι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
2Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
3Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
4Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

via Ancient Greek σῠντῐ́θημῐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐto place or put together

Words derived from “σύνθεσις

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