Where does “metasyntax” come from?
metasyntax (English) comes from English syntax, from Latin syntaxis, from Ancient Greek σύνταξις, from Ancient Greek συντάσσω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.
metasyntax (English): The syntax of a metalanguage
Definitions
- The syntax of a metalanguage
Ancestry of “metasyntax”, step by step
metasyntax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English syntax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syntax | A set of rules that govern how words are combined... |
| 2 | Latin | syntaxis | syntaxis, syntax |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύνταξις | an arranging, putting in order; array,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συντάσσω | arrange together”, “to order |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |