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Where does “dyssynchronous” come from?

dyssynchronous (English) comes from English synchronous, from Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

dyssynchronous (English): Not synchronous; badly synchronized

Definitions

  1. Not synchronous; badly synchronized

Ancestry of “dyssynchronous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynchronousAt the same time, at the same frequency;...
2Latinsynchronuscontemporary, synchronic
3Ancient Greekσύγχρονοςcontemporary; synchronous; simultaneous;...
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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