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Where does “asyndetic” come from?

asyndetic (English) comes from English asyndeton, from Latin asyndeton, from Ancient Greek ἀσύνδετον, from Ancient Greek ἀσῠ́νδετος, from Ancient Greek σῠ́νδετος, from Ancient Greek συνδέω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν.

asyndetic (English): Not connected by a conjunction; Relating to...

Definitions

  1. Not connected by a conjunction; Relating to...

Ancestry of “asyndetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishasyndetonA stylistic scheme in which conjunctions are...
2Latinasyndetonasyndeton; inflection of asyndetos: ## accusative...
3Ancient Greekἀσύνδετονa rhetorical style without conjunctions,...
4Ancient Greekἀσῠ́νδετοςunconnected, loose
5Ancient Greekσῠ́νδετοςbound hand and foot; united
6Ancient Greekσυνδέωtie together, bind together; connect; συνδέομαι ...
7Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
8Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
9Proto-Hellenic*ksún—

Words derived from “asyndetic”

  • asyndetically
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