Where does “antisyntactic” come from?
antisyntactic (English) comes from English syntactic, from Ancient Greek συντακτικός, from Ancient Greek συντάσσω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
antisyntactic (English): Opposing or flouting the rules of syntax
Definitions
- Opposing or flouting the rules of syntax
Ancestry of “antisyntactic”, step by step
antisyntactic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English syntactic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syntactic | Of, related to or connected with syntax;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συντακτικός | putting together, composing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συντάσσω | arrange together”, “to order |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |