Where does “systeem” come from?
systeem (Dutch) comes from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek σύστημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
systeem (Dutch): system
Definitions
- system
Ancestry of “systeem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |