Where does “osteosynthetic” come from?

osteosynthetic (English) comes from English synthetic, from French synthétique, from Ancient Greek συνθετικός, from Ancient Greek σύνθεσις, from Ancient Greek συντίθημι, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún — beside, with.

osteosynthetic (English): Of or relating to osteosynthesis

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to osteosynthesis

Ancestry of “osteosynthetic”, step by step

osteosynthetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English synthetic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyntheticOf, or relating to synthesis; Produced by...
2Frenchsynthétiquesynthetic
3Ancient Greekσυνθετικόςskilled in putting together, constructive;...
4Ancient Greekσύνθεσιςa putting together, composition, combination,...
5Ancient Greekσυντίθημιto assemble, put together
6Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
7Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
8Proto-Hellenic*ksúnbeside, with

via English osteo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishosteoosteomyelitis
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *ksúnEvery word from Ancient Greek σῠν-Every word from Ancient Greek συντίθημι