Where does “symposium” come from?
symposium (Dutch) comes from Latin symposium, from Ancient Greek συμπόσιον, from Ancient Greek σῠμπότης, from Ancient Greek σῠμπῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.
symposium (Dutch): symposium
Ancestry of “symposium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | symposium | symposium |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συμπόσιον | drinking party, entertainment, feast, banquet,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῠμπότης | fellow drinker |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠμπῑ́νω | I drink together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | — |