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...

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

Ancestry of “Sanhedrin”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	סַנְהֶדְרִין	—
2	Ancient Greek	συνέδριον	council
3	Ancient Greek	σῠ́νεδρος	sitting together
4	Ancient Greek	σῠν-	together; with, together
5	Ancient Greek	σύν	beside, with
6	Proto-Hellenic	*ksún	—

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