Where does “syncopa” come from?

syncopa (Classical Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σύν, from Ancient Greek πατρίς, from Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

Ancestry of “syncopa”, step by step

syncopa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σύν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
2Ancient GreekπατρίςThe place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,...
3Ancient Greekπᾰτήρfather
4Ancient GreekὄνυμαDoric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ
5Ancient Greekὄνομαname; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Ancient Greek κόπτω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “syncopa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Ancient Greek ὄνομα