Where does “symptomatic” come from?
Symptomatic derives from French symptomatique, from Latin symptomaticus, from Ancient Greek συμπτωματικός, ultimately from συμπτωμα meaning "occurrence" or "symptom," formed from σύν meaning "together" and πίπτω meaning "to fall."
symptomatic (English): Showing symptoms; Relating to, based on, or...
Definitions
- Showing symptoms; Relating to, based on, or...
Ancestry of “symptomatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | symptomatique | symptomatic |
| 2 | New Latin | symptomaticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συμπτωματικός | accidental, coincidental |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύμπτωμα | anything that has befallen one, a chance,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συμπίπτω | I fall together, meet violently; I fall upon,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |