Where does “Sanhedrin” come from?

Sanhedrin derives from Hebrew סנהדרין, from Ancient Greek συνέδριον, combining σῠν- (together) and the noun-forming suffix -ιον, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning together.

Sanhedrin (English): An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in...

Definitions

  1. An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in...

Ancestry of “Sanhedrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewסַנְהֶדְרִין—
2Ancient Greekσυνέδριονcouncil
3Ancient Greekσῠ́νεδροςsitting together
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksún →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠν- →Every word from Ancient Greek σύν →