Where does “sym-” come from?
sym- (English) comes from Ancient Greek συμ-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Ancient Greek πατρίς, from Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
sym- (English): variant of syn-, used before the letters b, m and...
Definitions
- variant of syn-, used before the letters b, m and...
Ancestry of “sym-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | συμ- | Alternative form of σῠν- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πατρίς | The place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πᾰτήρ | father |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |